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BBC OS: Putin Rejects Call for Idlib Truce

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07/09/2018 GMT

Putin Rejects Call for Idlib Truce

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Putin Rejects Call for Idlib Truce

Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey discussed the last major rebel-held region in Syria

The Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey discussed the last major rebel-held region in Syria. The three countries have played a key role in the Syrian conflict.

We hear about the fifth day of protests in the southern Iraqi city of Basra as thousands take to the streets over corruption and a lack of services.

And we speak to a family with an incredible story - the son was put up for adoption as a baby but has now reconnected with his biological parents. His mum and dad separated before he was born but after their reunion they ended up getting married! 

(Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (C) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L). Credit: AFP PHOTO /Turkish Presidential Press service)

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