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Bureau: Brussels
Four days from Hungary's election, polls show Tisza ahead in support but Fidesz ahead in seats — the gerrymander may deliver Orbán's fourth consecutive term despite a polling lead for the opposition.
The Islamabad talks begin Friday with Iran's 10-point plan as the stated basis — permanent ceasefire, sanctions lifted, US withdrawal — and the US position is that it agreed to discuss, not accept.
Iran's 10-point plan and the US 15-point proposal are so far apart that analysts say Friday's Islamabad talks are really about whether to negotiate at all.