Erdogan Heading To Sochi For Talks With Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heading to Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, set to focus on the Syrian conflict.

EU Countries Take Step Toward Deeper Security Cooperation

The European Union has moved toward closer defense ties with more than 20 member states committing to deepen cooperation and improve coordination in the development of military hardware.

Hariri Says He will Return To Lebanon Soon, Leaves Doubt About Resignation

Trump Hails Relations With Russia, Says Moscow 'Very Heavily Sanctioned'

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a stream of Twitter postings on November 12, says having a positive relationship with Russia is “a good thing” and that Moscow can “greatly help” solve crises in Ukraine, North Korea, and Syria, and with global terrorism.

Five Central Asian Nations Sign Cooperation Program At Uzbekistan Meeting

The foreign ministers of the five Central Asian nations -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan -- have signed a Program on Mutual Cooperation for 2018-19.

U.S. Special Counsel Reportedly Probing Plot To Hand Over Turkish Cleric Gulen

Trump, Putin Shake Hands At Summit; White House Says No Meeting Scheduled

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands and exchanged greetings as leaders gathered for a group photo at an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Vietnam.

Putin, Erdogan To Meet In Sochi On November 13

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 13 in Sochi, Russia, the Kremlin says.

French Nuclear Watchdog: Radioactive Cloud In Europe Came From Russia Or Kazakhstan

A cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe in late September likely originated from a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan, the French nuclear safety institute IRSN said.

Mattis Says NATO Seeks Russia's Compliance With Nuclear Treaty After 'Violations'

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says NATO defense ministers have agreed that Russia has "violated" a key nuclear arms-control treaty and have discussed ways to bring Moscow back into compliance.

Doctors Without Borders Told To Shut Last Operation In Pakistani Tribal Region

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says the Pakistani government has told the international charity to close its last remaining facility in the violence-plagued tribal region along the Afghan border.