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Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov hosts talks in Moscow with African Union Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden warns that meeting the August 31 pullout deadline will depend on Taliban cooperation regarding evacuee access to Kabul airport and has ordered contingency plans to "adjust the timeline" if necessary, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporter during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Britain's chief negotiator David Frost arrives at UK mission to the EU as negotiators hold "technical talks" in Brussels on Saturday with no sign of them breaking an impasse over post-Brexit fishing rights as a European Parliament deadline looms large. IMAGES
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. IMAGES
That's right, it's getting to be that time of year again. Snow is glistening, jingle bells are ringing, and Santa Clauses from all over the world are meeting up just before Christmas. Three different Santas Claus', Joulupukki from Finland, Saint Nicolas from Germany and Russia's Father Frost came together for a trilateral meeting in Russia's Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, perhaps to try to solve the ever huge logistical problem of delivering all those toys. The santas discussed how to boost cultural ties with each other while visiting an orphanage to play games with the children. The meeting, organised by the German consulate in Yekaterinburg, coincided with Joulupukki's annual tour around the world made since 1983. The Finnish santa will go on to visit two more Russian cities, Chelyabinsk and Moscow.