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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow to discuss what the Russian leader described as an "escalation" in the Middle East. The meeting late Wednesday comes at a time when Russia, which saved Assad's government through its military intervention in 2015 during a civil war, could mediate to defuse tensions between Syria and Turkey. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional summit in the Kazakh capital. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi as both of them attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. IMAGES
The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow after a surge in fighting in Syria raised fears of their armies clashing and launched a new migrant crisis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is looking for Putin to agree to a rapid ceasefire in Idlib, the northwestern province of Syria where Ankara is battling Moscow-backed regime forces. IMAGES
Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with US national security advisor Robert O’Brien in Ankara amid rising tensions between Turkey and the United States as Ankara rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.