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Spain and France draft Aleppo truce

A man inspects a crater after reported air strikes in the rebel-held Ansari district of Aleppo, Syria (2 October 2016)

France and Spain draft a UN resolution to halt the fighting in Aleppo, after the US ended its negotiations with Russia on Monday.

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Bomb kills 30 at Kurdish wedding in Syria

At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a Kurdish wedding in north-eastern Syria that is claimed by so-called Islamic State.

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Journalist sues Iran over 'torture'

Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post's former bureau chief in Tehran, sues Iran's government for "irreparable harm" during his 18-month imprisonment.

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