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The SYRIZA disciplinary committee voted 8 to 6 not to exclude former president Stefanos Kasselakis from the leadership race.

The majority decided to archive the case without further examination. 

DUBROVNIK  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he had pointed out at a Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Dubrovnik the necessity of respect for the UN Charter and adherence to that principle, but not only when it suited some countries.

The 50-minute conversation also included Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for president.

The call took place as Israel prepares to respond to last week’s missile attack from Iran.

Israel appears to be getting closer to delivering a “response” to Iran following the attack it suffered last week.

Positive to holding a meeting of the SYRIZA candidates appears to be the side of the SYRIZA PC Presidential candidate, Stefanos Kasselakis according to sources close to him.

Kasselakis reportedly wants rules to be set and a defined and dignified framework for the election race without threats of deletions.

Dozens of Iranian lawmakers have addressed a letter to the country's top security council, urging swift action toward developing nuclear weapons in light of Israel's growing regional threats.

Hassan Ali Akhlaghi, one of the signatories, told ISNA news agency that 39 members of parliament argue for a "reassessment of Iran's defense doctrine."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for broader dialogue and compromise in national politics, urging a more unified approach.

"We want to see a different style and discourse in politics," Erdoğan told his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members in parliament on Oct. 9.

Amid a backdrop of regional conflict, Erdoğan noted the importance of cooperation.

Former minister and current New Democracy MP Dora Bakoyannis has expressed disappointment over the absence of former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis from the ruling party's 50th-anniversary celebration last week. Antonis Samaras, another former prime minister, also skipped the event held at the party's historic headquarters on Rigillis Street.

More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human rights group said on Aug. 31.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged not to allow terrorism to become a major threat for Türkiye again.

"We will not allow the terror threat that we broke its back to be revived again," Erdoğan said during an event in the eastern city of Bitlis on Aug. 25.