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Dismayed Erdogan eyes coalition
Turkey’s Erdogan holds surprise meeting with a senior opposition figure.

Turkey’s Erdogan holds surprise meeting with a senior opposition figure.

RAF Typhoons have intercepted and shadowed two Russian warplanes over the Baltic Sea.

A virus, widely used by Israeli spies, hit hotels hosting Iran nuclear talks, a report says.

An Iranian deputy minister of energy says the country has become self-sufficient in building power plants.

US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has vowed to take tougher steps to tamp down Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “aggression.”

The European Commission dismisses Greece's new bailout reform plan.

A Russian diplomat says Moscow will retaliate against possible additional EU bans.

Ansarullah fighters and allies make fresh gains against al-Qaeda terrorists in Yemen’s north.

Health groups have launched a fresh anti-smoking campaign aimed at pressing the government to impose a levy on tobacco industries to help smokers quit.

Iran and South Korea are set to discuss post-sanctions cooperation, especially in the field of energy, in Seoul.

Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers continue their nuclear talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna.

Dozens of people with terror links in their backgrounds were hired in US airports, a new report says.

Chancellor George Osborne is to outline his plan to limit future government to budget surplus in normal times.

Kazakhstan is interested in investment in Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port in order to facilitate transit of its goods to world markets via the Persian Gulf.

Egyptian soldiers kill 22 militants during separate operations in the restive Sinai Peninsula.

An Iranian commander rejects reports that the country’s missile systems have been deployed in Iraq’s Anbar province.

The Syrian army, backed by Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah, liberate two valleys in Qalamoun.

A professor says US police brutality is compounded by the dominant gun culture and societal violence in the country.