Turkey

Relations between NATO allies the U.S. and Turkey have been strained by Ankara's decision to purchase the Russian-made S-400 anti-aircraft system.

"But I cannot possess missiles with nuclear warheads? I do not accept that," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Following an 88-67 win in the opening game against the Czech Republic, Team USA faces Turkey on Tuesday.

Alisa Adamova from St Petersburg was under water for 15 minutes at he hotel in Bodrum, Turkey.

The two leaders visited an air show outside Moscow this week to inspect Russia's most advanced fighter jet.

As a deal between Russia and Turkey neared collapse in Idlib, a separate Turkish attempt to enhance its influence in the country at the expense of another U.S. ally has apparently made progress.

Its believed the rare osmia avosetta, native to Turkey and Iran, stowed away in a British family's luggage. Experts worry it could infect local species with disease.

Chloe Haines, 25, was arrested on June 22 after hurling death threats during a Jet2 flight from London Stansted to Dalaman in Turkey. Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the diverted plane to ground.

Turkey's purchase of the Russian anti-aircraft system has opened up a rift with the U.S., which fears the deal could compromise American military secrets.

"She kept saying she didn't want to fly with them and refused to let the plane take off with them on board," a fellow passenger said.

At its peak, Çatalhöyük was home to up to 8,000 people.

The move comes as Turkey's relationship with the U.S. deteriorates.

The partially submerged city had three levels, with homes, tunnels and a place of worship within.

The discovery of natural gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean is redrawing the world's energy map, and few are better poised to support America's interests than Greece.

Washington's demand that Turkey kill a deal for Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft system was "unacceptable," a Kremlin spokesman said.

Russia and its Syrian ally have escalated their campaign against insurgent-held Idlib at a time when the U.S. was preoccupied with threatening new wars against Iran and Venezuela.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political party has succeeded in its bid to nullify the results of the March 31 elections and hold new ones after the political opposition won by a slim margin.

Russia is growing impatient with the persistent presence of jihadis in Syria's northwestern Idlib Province.

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey were set to meet in what would be a rare display of unity at a time when conflicts, competing interests and foreign influence had left it deeply divided.

Archaeologists pieced together the monument from more than 300 fragments.

Turkey said its purchase of the S-400 defense system was "a done deal" as China and India also signed purchase agreements. Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among those looking to buy it as well.

Turkey finalized plans to deploy Russian weapons, patrol alongside Russian troops and participate in naval drills with Russian warships in the tense Black Sea.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative stripped India and Turkey of their preferred trade status.

The White House has not clarified what the stay-behind mission will entail, nor how long it will last.

"To those groups who are betting on the Americans, we say the Americans will not protect you," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said.

Donald Trump said he couldn't understand why former President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize while his administration doesn't "get credit."

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met in the Black Sea city of Sochi, Russia, to discuss bringing the Syrian conflict to a close.

Iran did not receive a U.S.-led event designed to criticize its activities in the region and will instead attend a separate summit with Russia and Turkey.

The United States has reportedly sent additional troops to Syria in order to support the ongoing withdrawal process, but soldiers at Al-Tanf may be staying indefinitely.

China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey were among those to immediately condemn any plans for U.S. intervention in Venezuela.