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Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Savvas Angelides

Greek minister says Turkey's drilling tests EU's credibility

Greece's new defense minister says Turkey's illegal gas drilling off Cyprus is testing the European Union's credibility as ...

Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels after diplomat's death

Turkey launched airstrikes against Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, after the killing of a ...

Bijan Kian, Bijan Rafiekian

Trial of ex-Flynn business partner allowed to go forward

A judge is allowing the trial of a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn to go forward ...

AP Explains: Why NATO member Turkey wants Russian missiles

NATO ally Turkey is being kicked out of the U.S.-led F-35 fighter jet program over its decision to buy the Russian-made S-400 ...

The Latest: Greece: 10 arrested over migrants medical fraud

The Latest on migration flows to Europe (all times local): 9:20 p.m. A doctor, two medical staff members, and a translator ...

Turkey calls on US to reverse decision on F-35 exclusion

The U.S. decision to exclude Turkey from an American-led fighter jet program goes against the "spirit of alliance," the ...

15 killed as van carrying migrants crashes in eastern Turkey

A van carrying migrants rolled into a roadside ditch in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing 15 people, a Turkish official ...

Gunmen in restaurant in northern Iraq kill Turkish diplomat

Unknown gunmen opened fire inside a Turkish-owned restaurant in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Wednesday, killing at ...

American winger Tyler Boyd signs with Turkey's Besiktas

American winger Tyler Boyd has agreed to a contract with the Turkish club Besiktas. The 24-year-old, who grew up in ...

Turkey acquits 3 rights activists of terror-related charges

A court in Istanbul has acquitted the Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders and two other human rights ...

The Latest: Greek Cypriots reject joint gas drilling panel

The Latest on Turkey and the sanctions approved by the European Union over the dispute about drilling near Cyprus (all times ...

Turkey: EU sanctions over gas drilling 'worthless'

Turkey on Tuesday rejected as "worthless" an initial set of sanctions approved by the European Union against Ankara, and ...

EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus

European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch of sanctions ...

Michael Flynn

Trial of former Flynn business partner begins in Virginia

A one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn lied to hide the fact that he and Flynn were ...

Italian police clear migrant squatters amid burning debris

Migrants and squatters set up burning barricades at an abandoned school outside Rome on Monday after police were ordered to ...

Russian planes continue to deliver S-400 parts to Turkey

Turkey hopes to co-produce high-tech weaponry systems with Russia in the future, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, ...

The Latest: Greece vows to speed up migrant deportations

The Latest on Europe migration issues (all times local): 4 p.m. Officials from Greece's new conservative government have ...

Turkey marks 3rd anniversary of failed coup

Turkey is marking the third anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government with prayers and other ...

For 3rd day, Russia delivers S-400 system parts to Turkey

For the third straight day, Russia has delivered components of its S-400 air defense system to Turkey. Turkey's Defense ...

Turkish Cypriot leader renews pitch for joint gas committee

The Turkish Cypriot leader on the ethnically divided island of Cyprus reissued a proposal Saturday to establish a joint ...