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The European Union still expects to conclude talks on a post-Brexit fishing rights row with Britain today, according to a spokeswoman, despite London saying it does not recognise the deadline. SOUNDBITE
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal and their delegations pose for a photo in Warsaw ahead of bilateral talks on a dispute over farming imports and blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers on the shared border. While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, ties have soured over the past months amid ongoing economic disputes, and as farmers complain imports from Ukraine have undercut prices for their own produce. IMAGES
The heads of state and government of the 27 member countries of the European Union meet for an EU Council summit in Brussels, with Antonio Guterres attending in his capacity as Secretary General of the United Nations. While the bloc's response to the conflict in Ukraine is set to dominate the summit, EU leaders are also looking for a united stance on the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
"The United Nations Security Council, the primary platform for questions of global peace, is deadlocked by geopolitical fissures. This is not the first time the Council has been divided, but it is the worst. Today's dysfunction is deeper and more dangerous," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his speech to the General Assembly presenting his 2024 priorities. SOUNDBITE
Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Hilton Todd and Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil meet in Brasilia to discuss the discuss the simmering crisis on their border over the disputed oil-rich Essequibo region. IMAGES