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I'm James Menendez.
In just a moment, the US and Russia agree to resume high-level military contact.
That's our main story.
Also coming up this half hour,
the moment of rare drawing by the Renaissance master Michelangelo is sold for millions at an auction in New York.
Genuinely, that was in my 23 years in the business, my favourite auction moment that we've just had.
What did it take?
45 minutes, I think, which is kind of an exceptional length of time for a lot to sell.
But, you know, it started at a million and 45 minutes later, the hammer went down at $23.1 million.
You could feel the tension deflate as soon as the hammer hit the rostrum.
More on that in just under 20 minutes.
But we are going to begin today with a story we touched on yesterday,