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Reuters reports that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on Friday for a fresh start in his country's rocky relationship with Germany, holding out the prospect of closer economic...

NATO and other international bodies and countries do not have a right to criticise Turkey's purchase of defence systems from Russia, the latter's foreign ministry said today. "It only...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that NATO countries strongly reject Ankara's purchase of S-400 air defence systems from Russia. "We need air defence systems, we cannot buy them...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took swipes at US and Russian interventions in Syria on Monday and said if countries truly believed a military solution was impossible, they should withdraw...

Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles has been completed but Ankara is discussing a further deal with a European consortium to help it develop its own missile defence...

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has described NATO as "dishonest" for its 2011 air campaign to help overthrow the Muammar Gaddafi regime in Libya. Speaking in the Black Sea...

The US mission in Turkey and subsequently Turkish mission in Washington mutually reduced visa services after a US mission employee was detained in Turkey last week, saying they needed to...

The foreign affairs committee of Libya's eastern-based parliament demanded an apology on Thursday from British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over a remark about clearing dead bodies from the former Islamic...

Turkey opened its largest overseas military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday. The military base will serve as an academy where nearly 200 Turkish troops will be...

The Russian presidency today defended Moscow's military and technical cooperation with Turkey saying Ankara complies with international law and does not target another country. The comments come amid reports...

There are many worthy markers that America's Iraq Wars have been a terrible, terrible waste, but as history loves a signature event, let it be the 25 September, 2017...

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...

The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), one of the main Kurdish militia groups in Syria, has  proclaimed its aim to "build a free Syria" using the arms sent to...

US President Donald Trump's defence secretary emerged upbeat on Tuesday from talks with a Turkish official about the fight against Islamic State but did not disclose any progress toward...

President Donald Trump has authorised arming Kurdish fighters inSyria "as necessary to ensure a clear victory" in a planned assault to retake the city of Raqqa from Islamic State,...

Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Turkey has every right to defend itself and prosecute those involved in last year's failed coup attempt. Stoltenberg told EU defence...