Monday briefing: Can we change the system that protects men like Russell Brand?

In today’s newsletter: ​Justice has been done for some of Russell Brand’s victims but the courts and the entertainment industry must do more to stop powerful men taking advantage of a culture that enables their behaviour

Good morning. Later today, Russell Brand will be sentenced at Southwark crown court in London after he was found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others in separate incidents committed at the very height of his fame.

The trial judge has already warned Brand, a comedian and actor turned social activist then Christian influencer, to expect “a significant custodial term”.

Poland | Six people were killed and 16 wounded after a gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon in a busy market square in Kraków on Saturday, in what authorities are calling “an act of terror”.

Israeli elections | Israel’s president has picked Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu’s ⁠strongest rival, to try to form a government, after a deadlocked election.

EU-UK | In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the leaders of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark have called for closer ties with Britain ahead of a crucial EU-UK summit this month.

Remembrance Sunday | Andy Burnham was joined by nine of his predecessors at the Cenotaph for what might be the last time second world war veterans outnumber former PMs at the service of remembrance.

US politics | Donald Trump set the stage for his administration to lurch further to the right this weekend, claiming the US had taken a “giant step back” by widely rejecting his party.

Monday | Cop31 begins in Antalya, Turkey where world leaders will gather for a climate action summit.

Tuesday | Ukraine, Russia, and the US will begin trilateral peace talks for the first time since February in Abu Dhabi.

Friday | EU leaders will have an informal meeting in Dublin to discuss AI regulation and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness.