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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he believes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and the opposition will resume talks. The two sides "have signaled an intent to resume those conversations and negotiations in Mexico City. That is the latest information that we have," Blinken tells reporters after an Americas summit in Los Angeles. SOUNDBITE
Two weeks after leaving the governing majority, Senator Matteo Renzi arrives to speak with the Italian President on the ongoing political crisis. The prime minister resigned on Tuesday 26 January 2021 following a falling-out with a junior coalition partner that left him short of a majority in the Senate, the upper house of parliament. President Sergio Mattarella has been engaged in talks with party leaders to seek a way out. They are scheduled to run until Friday 29 January 2021. IMAGES
The Taliban delegation arrives at a hotel in Qatar's Doha for peace talks with Afghanistan's government in a bid to end nearly two decades of war. The US-backed negotiations come six months later than planned owing to bitter disagreements over a controversial prisoner swap agreed in February. IMAGES
Syrian government negotiator Bashar al-Jaafari and his delegation arrive at the UN for peace talks. IMAGES
The Syrian government delegation arrives at the UN in Geneva to resume peace talks. The government delegation is scheduled to stay until December 15, when the eighth round of the faltering UN-brokered talks is due to wrap up.