• Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, is scheduled to meet Pope Francis today for talks that are expected to center on Jerusalem. [Reuters]

• Carles Puigdemont, the ousted Catalan president, is fighting from Belgium to stay relevant in Spain. [The New York Times]

• Kenyans fear their country is sliding away from democracy as the government muzzles dissent. [The New York Times]

• Unscripted moments are rare on President Vladimir Putin’s campaign trail in Russia ahead of the March 18 election. (He is practically guaranteed to win.) [The New York Times]

• The authorities in Britain fear that fentanyl could become the country’s next most dangerous drug. [The New York Times]

• The latest in Iran’s debate on veils: A years-old report released by the presidential office suggests that nearly half of Iranians want women to be free to uncover their heads in public. [The New York Times]

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