1. Iran says differences remain on key issues in the Syria talks as diplomats prepare to discuss ways of ending the conflict in the country.
2. In Iraq, security forces make advances on the outskirts of Ramadi, liberating a number of neighborhoods and flushing out Daesh terrorists from the area.
3. In Turkey, police have clashed with pro-Kurdish students in the capital Ankara as they sought to march on the palace of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.