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Hundreds of protesters try to block access to Mexico City's Plaza de Toros bullring -- the largest in the world, with seating for 50,000 -- hours before the resumption of bullfighting in the city following a Supreme Court decision to revoke an earlier suspension. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledges to find a way around Hungary's block on a 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine at a summit early next year. "We will have an operational solution" she says, speaking after a crunch EU summit in Brussels where member states agreed to begin membership talks with Kyiv, despite opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden says he will veto any Republican legislation that threatens to sow "chaos" in the US economy. "I will not let it happen. Not on my watch. I will veto everything," he says in a speech at a Virginia pipe fitters union hall. SOUNDBITE
The Secretary of State of the United States Antony Blinken lands in Mexico to co-chair the 2022 bilateral High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED). The meeting comes as the two countries are in dispute over the energy policy being pushed by Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's administration. IMAGES
After being elected leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss vows to deliver a "bold plan" for the country centred on tax cuts and economic growth. The foreign secretary beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after a summer-long internal contest sparked by Boris Johnson's resignation in July. SOUNDBITE
Tijuana (Mexico), Aug 26 (EFE) (Camera: Israel Martínez) - Migrants stranded in the border city of Tijuana are concerned about the reinstatement of the "Wait in Mexico" program by the US Supreme Court, while activists confront a saturation in shelters and social spaces.FOOTAGE OF THE SITUATION IN TIJUANA, MEXICO