Prime Minister Sudani was meeting with a delegation of Iranian media representatives in Baghdad.

Thousands of people in Niger have protested near a French military base in the capital Niamey to express their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the country.

Erdogan says he is “open” to a meeting with Assad but rules out the possibility of Ankara withdrawing forces from northern Syria.

France on Wednesday said it will withdraw its hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month after the junta ruling the West African country demanded the pullout amid growing anti-French sentiment.

Ukrainian troops have “almost left” the town of Sievierodonetsk, its mayor says.