Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria
Russian leader pulls back his forces as ‘primary objectives’ have been achieved, orders foreign minister to play greater role at stuttering Geneva talksTurkey pounds Kurdish targets after attack on Ankara
Third deadly attack calls into question Turkey’s ability to defend itself against twin threat of Kurdish and Islamic State fighters
Iran will ‘never stop’ its ballistic-missile programme
Brig-Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh says Revolutionary Guards have not accepted the UN resolutions on Iran’s missile work and are ‘always ready to defend the country’
Netanyahu cancels trip ‘due to US election campaign’
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu steers clear of fractious US campaign where candidates have been vying to assert bona fides as friends of Jewish state
Europe steps back in time to revive ties with Iran
EU concerns about human rights and ballistic missiles may, however, hinder talks, writes Robin Emmott
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