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Joanna Bostock

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14. 7. 2014 - 13:11

US - Iran talks take place in Vienna

Reality Check: Kerry & Zarif meet on nuclear issue; Political newcomer wins Slovenian general election.

Kerry in Vienna for Iran Talks

US secretary of state John Kerry

EPA/Hans Punz

US Secretary of State John Kerry is holding talks on Monday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif. The discussions are expected to be “serious and lengthy” and Kerry’s aim is to “gauge Iran's willingness to make the critical choices it needs to make”, according to an official. The meeting comes with barely a week to go before a July 20 deadline for a deal to be struck on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. Shashank Joshi analyses what’s at stake:

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Slovenia’s Election

Six weeks after founding his SMC Party, Miro Cerar has led his party to victory in parliamentary elections, having rapidly gained popularity among voters who see him as untarnished by the corruption scandals that have dogged the mainstream parties. But what does this mean for a small Eurozone country which was once one of the best-performing new EU members, but is now struggling to pull out of an economic downturn? Michael Manske reports from Maribor:

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