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North Korea's leader says he is open to a top-level summit with the South in a New Year's address shown on state tv. Paul Chapman reports.
The government of Colombia and armed dissidents who broke off from what was once the nation's largest insurgency agree to renew a ceasefire and join peace talks. A joint statement did not specify how soon the ceasefire would take effect but said peace talks would subsequently begin between the government and the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), an insurgency that laid down arms in 2016. IMAGES
Images show the arrivals of Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, and Kosovo Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, in North Macedonia as they meet for EU-led talks over the normalisation of the two countries' relations. The two leaders are met by Josep Borrell, the EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, as well as the North Macedonian President, Stevo Pendarovski. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives for talks in South Africa where he is greeted by his counterpart Naledi Pandor in Pretoria. IMAGES
Images of South Korea's eastern island of Ulleungdo -- where residents were warned to seek shelter after one of Pyongyang's short-range ballistic missiles crossed the de facto maritime border. IMAGES
The South African government host peace talks to end the Tigray conflict, with delegates from the Ethiopia government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Images taken from the outside The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) where these talks are being held. The talks are facilitated by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, the former deputy president of South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. IMAGES