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Mexicans enjoy the beach in the seaside resort of Puerto Vallarta despite gray skies looming in the distance as tropical storm Lidia approaches Mexico's Pacific coast. Lidia is expected to strengthen to Category 1 hurricane status before making landfall. Rainfall is also expected further south on Mexico's Pacific coast, as tropical storm Max approaches. IMAGES
During a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters that his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov offered only a "negative" vision as the two sat in the same room at Southeast Asian talks. He adds that Lavrov's involvement was not "constructive or productive" and he offered a "totally negative presentation and agenda". SOUNDBITE
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concern about China. IMAGES
Brexit minister David Frost leaves the ministry for Europe and foreign affairs in Paris after talks with on fishing licences with French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune. IMAGES
Catalan separatists flood the streets of Barcelona in a test of their strength ahead of fresh negotiations with the Spanish government. The protest coincides with Catalonia's national day, or "Diada", which commemorates the 1714 fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession and the region's subsequent loss of institutions. At its peak in 2014, the annual demonstration brought an estimated 1.8 million people onto the streets. IMAGES
The European Union and India agree to relaunch long-suspended trade talks in a move hailed by EU chief Charles Michel as "new important chapter" in ties. "Today, we agreed to launch negotiations and mutually reinforcing agreements on trade, on investment protection, and on geographical indications. This is an important first step," Michel says at a media conference after the video summit. SOUNDBITE