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Macron and Erdogan discussed the meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijan
French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The French leader announced this in a lengthy post on his X page.

Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky only if issues are worked out: Lavrov
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with Vladimir Zelensky only if all issues requiring high-level discussion are well-developed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

North Korea has a secret base near the border with China
North Korea has built a secret military base not far from its border with China that could house Pyongyang's latest long-range ballistic missiles, a new study says.

More than 70 people were killed in a major road accident in Afghanistan
A passenger bus carrying Afghan refugees deported from Iran in western Afghanistan collided with a truck and a motorcycle, after which it caught fire.
Security mechanism to be created for Ukraine. EU
After trilateral talks with the United States, European Union leaders announced the need to create a security mechanism for Ukraine similar to NATO's Article 5.