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Russia says it is ready to resume talks with Ukraine and US to end warBBC News – World
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Russia Agrees to Resume Trilateral Ukraine Peace Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after mid-November, following a meeting in St. Petersburg with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. The Kremlin said talks could resume from mid-November, while US adviser Yuri Ushakov said after Nov. 10. Witkoff also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Norway.

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EU prosecutors raid Patriots for Europe offices in graft probe

EU prosecutors searched the European Parliament offices of the far-right Patriots for Europe group on Wednesday as part of a graft probe into its dissolved predecessor, Identity and Democracy. The group said the charges pertain to the predecessor and there is "no legal continuity" between the two. The predecessor had included French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's National Rally.

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US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia over Houthi threat

The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia because of the threat of Houthi attacks on the Gulf kingdom. The department said Iran-aligned Houthis have "increasingly engaged in hostilities" against Saudi Arabia. Reports also emerged of similar withdrawals in the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections.

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