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Week in Review

Week in Review

Oct 1, 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC1FB3502600 — Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 28, 2017. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey, Iran, Iraq in shaky alignment against Iraqi Kurdistan

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

A member of Peshmerga forces shows his ink-stained finger during Kurds independence referendum in Sheikh Amir village, Iraq September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - RC19A8F11230

What's next after Kurdish independence vote?

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on next to European Council President Donald Tusk and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1D608EC340

Can Putin stop Erdogan from shutting down Iraqi Kurdish pipeline?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin - RC1584AB80C0

Putin resets Iraqi energy landscape as Barzani steps aside

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