EU officials see no end to sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

Erdogan says TurkStream, nuclear power deals with Russia to be expedited


ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project with Russia and plans for a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Turkey would be accelerated as ties between the two countries are normalised.




Syrian rebels push government forces out of Hama villages: rebels, monitors


BEIRUT Syrian insurgents pushed government forces and their allies out of two villages in Hama province on Monday, regaining some areas recently lost, rebel officials and a monitoring group reported.




Captured Syrian was Islamic State-inspired, poised to strike: Germany


BERLIN/DRESDEN, Germany A Syrian refugee arrested in Germany on Monday was ready to strike imminently with attacks similar to those in Brussels and Paris, and the suspect was probably inspired by the Islamic State militant group, investigators said.