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EU leaders are determined to "act very quickly" on a plan to use the profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to arm Ukraine, the European Council President Charles Michel says. The proposal, at the heart of talks between leaders in Brussels, could unlock some three billion euros ($3.3 billion) a year for Kyiv -- once given a final green light. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants French nationals evacuated 'as quickly as possible' from the Gaza Strip, which is under heavy bombardment by Israel. SOUNDBITE
Abir Al-Sahlani, a Swedish member of the European Parliament, cuts her hair during a speech in Strasbourg to show solidarity with protesters in Iran. Protests have rocked Iran since 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died on September 16 after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. "Until Iran is free, our fury will be bigger than the oppressors" says the Swedish politican. SOUNDBITE
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price says the US could reach an agreement quickly on reviving a nuclear accord if Iran is "serious" as a resumption of indirect negotiations are announced for November 29. SOUNDBITE