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The United States calls on Sudan's army to join US-brokered ceasefire talks that get underway in Switzerland with only one side in the brutal war, the rival Rapid Support Forces. "We have stressed that they have a responsibility to be there, and we'll continue to make that clear," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
French union representatives meet with the Minister of Labour Olivier Dussopt for a first consultation session on pension reform. IMAGES
EU Foreign Affairs ministers meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. IMAGES
The United States says it will not join talks on Afghanistan announced for this week by Russia and also involving China and Pakistan. "We look forward to engaging in that forum going forward, but we're not in a position to take part this week," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The US and Russia had a "frank exchange of views" on their only remaining major nuclear weapons accord, the US envoy says, adding that Washington is still determined to bring China to the table. SOUNDBITE
Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for more NAFTA talks in Washington, DC as a US-imposed deadline to reach a deal by October 1 looms. IMAGES