US, Russia to form Syria truce task force

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of States John Kerry ©AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • US and Russian officials are to meet to form a task force to monitor Syria’s ceasefire as the Saudi-backed opposition says it will respect the ceasefire for two weeks.
  • In Turkey, police clash with Kurdish demonstrators in the city of Diyarbakir. They were protesting against an almost three-month curfew and military operations in the region.
  • In Iran, campaigning for the upcoming elections nears its end with candidates trying their best to win the support of as many voters as possible.
  • Greece threatens to block decisions at an upcoming EU refugee summit if sharing of the refugee burden is not made obligatory for member states.
  • Spain’s anti-austerity party, Podemos, suspends talks over forming a government after an agreement between the Socialists and centrist party, Sio-dadanos.

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