SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday to discuss the situation in northern Syria, where Turkey has vowed to resume an offensive against Kurdish fighters.
"The situation in the region is very severe," Putin told Erdogan at the start of talks in the Russian city of Sochi, adding he hoped that the good rapport between Russia and Turkey "will let us find an answer to even the most difficult questions".
Plane took off from the western US coastal city of Seattle on Tuesday evening, says spokesperson
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"The people have given their judgement against what New Delhi did," says a social activist
"We are ready to hold the election. But it would be wrong to hold the election first," says Muhammad Yunus
