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29/12/2016 GMT

Turkey and Russia ‘Have Syria Truce Plan’

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Turkey says it has agreed with Russia a proposal for a ceasefire in Syria

Turkey's foreign minister says it has agreed with Russia a proposal for a ceasefire in Syria, where they back opposing sides in the civil war. Mevlut Cavusoglu said a document outlining a political solution to the conflict was also "ready", and that both could be "implemented any time".

India controversially wants to build the world's largest statue. The statue is of a Hindu warrior king and would be twice the height of the statue of liberty situated near Mumbai.

US actress Debbie Reynolds has died, a day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher, her son has announced. US media said the 84-year-old had a stroke. She was taken to a Los Angeles hospital earlier on Wednesday.

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