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Aid delivered to five besieged towns in Syria

UN aid convoys have reached five besieged towns in Syria, officials said.
The convoys, carrying food, medical supplies and other items for nearly 100,000 people, arrived on Wednesday.
In a statement the UN said a task force will meet on Thursday to take stock of humanitarian access to besieged areas in the country.

Turkey 'will keep fighting attacks at home and abroad'

Turkey will continue to fight against attacks both at home and abroad, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed as officials said 28 people had been confirmed dead in a car bomb attack in Ankara.
28 people have been confirmed dead after the blast in Ankara
28 people have been confirmed dead after the blast in Ankara Credit: Reuters
He said the fight against both the "pawns" who carry out the attacks and the forces behind them.
We will continue our fight against the pawns that carry out such attacks, which know no moral or humanitarian bounds, and the forces behind them with more determination every day.
– PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOĞAN
Another 61 people were injured in the blast, which happened when a car laden with explosives detonated near military buses at a traffic light in the capital city.
Government spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities did not yet have any information as to who was responsible for the attack, which he described as "well-planned".

Cameron warned 'no guarantee' EU deal will be agreed

David Cameron has been making a last-ditch push to boost support for his European Union reforms ahead of crunch talks starting in Brussels tomorrow.
But European Council president Donald Tusk has warned there is "still no guarantee" an agreement will be reached at the summit.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed his reforms but sceptics here and abroad say there is work to do.
ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship reports:

At least 20 killed, 61 injured in Ankara car bomb blast

At least 20 people have been killed and 61 injured in a huge car bomb attack in Turkey, the country's Health Minister has said.
The blast, in the country's capital Ankara, appears to have targeted vehicles carrying military personnel.
It happened in an area of the city containing Turkey's parliament, government buildings and military headquarters.
ITV News correspondent Juliet Bremner reports:
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