The visit to Ankara earlier this month by the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, Major-General Mohammad Baqeri, is a clear indication of a significant upgrade in...

NATO’s Secretary-General has offered to mediate for a visit by German MPs to troops in Turkey’s Konya airbase in an attempt to help resolve the dispute between the two...

Though the Saudi-led embargo on Qatar started immediately after the Arab Islamic American summit in Riyadh in May, little is remembered about the promises President Donald Trump made in...

NATO’s Secretary General spoke to the Turkish and German foreign ministers last week to urge them to resolve their differences over visits to Turkish air bases, part of a...

Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson will soon travel to Turkey to meet senior officials and discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues, the State Department said Wednesday. Senior State...

How will Vladimir Putin respond to the growing challenges against him? The Russian president, who turns 65 in October, might presently look unassailable – but maintaining that grip will...

A NATO F-16 fighter jet tried to approach the plane of the Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Shoygu, over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, Russian news agency Interfax reported....

The European Union may send a new security mission to help stabilise Iraq after the expected recapture of Mosul from Daesh, diplomats said, cautioning that plans were at an...

US prosecutors have charged a dozen Turkish security and police officers with assault after an attack on protesters in Washington during Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the US...

The US Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and force President Donald Trump to get Congress’ approval before easing any existing...

Russia and Turkey have been discussing the joint production of fifth generation warplanes, the CEO of Russia’s Rostec Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, revealed. Chemezov said the ministries of finance in...

A number of European countries are leading a campaign to block Turkey from hosting the NATO summit in 2018. The alliance meets in June to finalise the location of...

NATO is set to join the US-led coalition against Daesh, diplomatic sources say. In a show of “unity”, following the Manchester suicide attack claimed by Daesh, member states of...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that the Manchester bombing showed terrorism was a global problem and NATO allies should cooperate more closely and share information swiftly to...

Turkish lawmakers elected seven members to a reshaped judicial authority earlier today, pushing through a second of the recently approved constitutional changes that sharply increase President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...

Emmanuel Macron took power as president of France on Sunday, vowing to restore the country’s status in Europe and the world and heal divisions in society — a nod...