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Iran’s foreign minister Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs with top Syrian officials. Iran has been one of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s strongest backers, sending thousands of fighters from around the region to help his troops in Syria’s 11-year conflict.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Opposition activists say Syrian forces have conducted a missile strike on a vehicle carrying members of a Turkey-backed armed opposition faction in a rebel-held part of the country’s north and nine gunmen were killed

The Department of Justice said Wednesday that the U.S. and its allies have frozen more than $30 billion of Russian oligarch assets.

President Biden said there will be a permanent headquarters in Poland for the U.S. 5th Army Corps. It's one of several ways NATO forces will be beefed up after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From Scandinavia to Africa, Asia and Latin America, many countries find themselves between the trenches. That’s a bad place to be.

Greece’s coast guard says it has prevented more than a thousand migrants and refugees crossing to its islands in boats from the nearby coast of Turkey over the past three days

Ukraine has a path to membership in the European Union after the bloc’s leaders granted it candidacy status. Joining the EU would solidify Ukraine’s westward orientation, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to thwart by force. Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, with whom it shares a long history and cultural affinity, spurred an effort by European nations to forge ties with Ukraine at a pace barely imaginable before the war began. But the road to EU accession can be leng

Water-dropping aircraft from Azerbaijan and Qatar have joined the fight against a wind-stoked wildfire that is burning for a fourth day near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a wind-stoked wildfire that has been raging near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey has been “largely” brought under control.

CNBC's Jim Cramer called bitcoin's collapse Crypto Monday, in what he fears is Day 1 of a reckoning in the digital currency market.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has shaken Van province in eastern Turkey

Authorities in Turkey say heavy rains in the capital led to flooding that killed one person in the capital Ankara

Authorities in Turkey say heavy rains in the capital led to flooding that killed one person in the capital Ankara.

The world is facing a global food crisis as a result of the war in Ukraine — and naval mines are a big part of the problem.

Berlin's mayor says the suspect, who is in police custody, is "severely mentally impaired".

Much Ukrainian grain is stuck in silos, while Russia reportedly ships some cargoes from Crimea.

The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the potential return of “stagflation” — a toxic mix of high inflation and sluggish growth unseen for more than four decades.

Ukraine’s president says Russian forces intend to capture Zaporizhzhia, a large city in the country’s southeast.

By Simona KitanovskaRats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks – so rescue teams can talk to survivors. Specialist backpacks containing microphones and video gear as well as location trackers will be created to allow rescue teams to communicate with survivors during real earthquakes. Rats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks – so rescue teams can talk to survivors. Rats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks – so rescue teams can talk to survivors. Rats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks – so rescue teams can talk to survivors.

A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was fatally shot by law enforcement late Thursday after he killed a family of five and stole their truck from a rural weekend cabin, a Texas prison system spokesman said.

The US says the missiles will strengthen Kyiv's negotiating stance as the war nears its 100th day.

The European Court of Human Rights says Turkey had unlawfully detained the head of the country’s Amnesty International branch for 14 months

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that next month's summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine on its eastern edge. Speaking at a gala in Madrid to mark Spain’s 40th year as a NATO member, Stoltenberg said he looked forward to welcoming Sweden and Finland at the summit hosted by Spain’s capital on June 29-30.

Greek authorities say they are planning a major extension of a wall along the country’s border with Turkey and are seeking European Union financial support for the additional construction

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, threatened to attack Poland for its support of Ukraine.

An international rights group says that Bulgarian authorities are attacking Afghan and other asylum-seekers, using police dogs and other violence to illegally push them back over the border into Turkey.

Carnival is in preliminary discussions to sell its Seabourn luxury cruise brand to the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, sources say.

Albania’s  defense minister says the Western Balkan country has purchased anti-tank Javelin missiles to strengthen its defenses

With the shadow of neighbouring Russia's war in Ukraine looming large, Finland's conscripts conduct military drills, keeping the rust off their mortars and rifles as the Nordic nation prepares for the worst. Breaking with a long-standing non-alignment in military matters, Finland officially applied to become a member of NATO in response to Russia's invasion.

A top Finnish diplomat tells CBS News his country would bolster the transatlantic alliance, but even without membership, Finland has its own "credible deterrence."

Eastern Europe wants big new deployments of NATO troops to defend against Russia, but some other alliance members are skeptical of then need for shifting major forces east, particulalry after seeing Russian forces struggle in Ukraine.

Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s president to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol.

Kyiv residents get an unexpected boost after Ukraine swept to victory at the Eurovision Song Contest with an infectious hip-hop folk melody. The win has raised spirits in the embattled nation which fighting off a Russian invasion that has killed thousands and displaced millions of people.

French judges have opened an investigation into torture allegations against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates.

Authorities say the suspects AirDropped graphic photos from several different plane crashes to other passengers aboard a flight from Israel to Turkey.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raised concerns about the ties Mehmet Oz, former President Trump’s endorsed candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race, has to Turkey in a press briefing arranged by Oz’s chief opponent in the race. Pompeo, who’s supporting Oz’s rival, Dave McCormick, in the Keystone State, held the briefing the same day…

The seizure of Suleiman Kerimov's superyacht is part of a broader effort to take the assets of sanctioned oligarchs as Russia invades Ukraine.

The Russian fast-attack craft were destroyed with an unmanned combat aerial vehicle known as Bayraktar TB2.

An open air spot in Wynwood is now offering a Mediterranean culinary experience right here in South Florida.

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot activists say uncertainty over the safety of war-wracked Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has reignited concerns over a Russian-owned nuclear power station being built in a quake-prone area on Turkey’s southern coast.

Turkey has lifted one of its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the wearing of masks in crowded indoor locations

President Joe Biden is commemorating the 107th anniversary of the start of what he calls “the Armenian genocide.”.

Ukrainian satisfaction at the successful attack was tempered by a Russian warning that it would step up strikes on Ukraine’s capital in retaliation for what it claimed were attempted Ukrainian assaults on border towns. Ukraine's president has asked Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

An estimated 200,000 people left Russia during the first 10 days of the war, and some now lament their friends back home accepting Putin's narrative.

An estimated 200,000 people left Russia during the first 10 days of the war, and some now lament their friends back home accepting Putin's narrative.

The West calls for actions not words after the first sign of progress in peace talks.

The Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov said: "My deep conviction is that the negotiations will prove to be pointless."

"What is left for us?" asked one resident of the besieged city of Mariupol who escaped Russia's relentless, grinding bid to seize Ukrainian territory.

At least six workers were killed and four injured after rockslides engulfed a quarry in northern Oman on Sunday, with further slides feared.

Bijan Rafekian was convicted by a jury but the same judge found that verdict was not supported by facts.

The U.S. and its allies are moving to prohibit financial transactions with Russia's Central Bank that involve Russian gold.

Roman Abramovich's luxury yacht Solaris is "scenic cruising" off the coast of Turkey, Marine Traffic data shows, after the billionaire was sanctioned.

The Santa Clara chipmaker said it will build a new "mega factory" in Germany as part of the investment, which is being subsidized with public funding.

Abramovich is one of seven Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the UK on Thursday in response to Moscow's decision to invade Ukraine.

US officials have not yet concluded who owns the superyacht but said they found initial indications that it was associated with Putin, per The NYT.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved bringing in volunteer fighters from the Middle East, particularly Syria, to fight in Ukraine

War in Ukraine is driving up food prices in those countries that depend on Black Sea grains and oils.

Checkpoints across Rivne, Ukraine, are now equipped with chain-linked caltrops, a spiked device dating back to ancient times.

The Kremlin's forces appear to have isolated Chernihiv, according to the Pentagon, as satellite images show the lumbering Russian military convoy near Kyiv dispersing and redeploying.

Facebook will allow some calls for violence against Russians and Russia, initiating a highly unusual exception to its longstanding hate speech rules that prohibit such language.

Riot police set up barricades and fired pepper gas to block demonstrators from joining an International Women’s Day march in central Istanbul.

Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling to overcome pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.

Israel’s president says any bid to improve strained ties between his country and Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus.

A top European Union official says Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the 27-member bloc to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

Turkey’s annual inflation came in at nearly 49%, hitting a nearly 20-year high and further eroding people’s ability to buy even basic things like food.

European Union interior ministers have agreed to create a new decision-making body in efforts to beef up the 27-nation bloc’s borders, and to kick-start desperately needed reforms to the EU’s malfunctioning asylum system.

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy have expanded their stake in potential oil and gas deposits off Cyprus.

The world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.

Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for some, this might be the first time you’re seeing family members and friends in a long time.

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians is staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement.

The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.

A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders of the world’s biggest economies since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Greece has promised to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity across the Mediterranean.

Greece’s prime minister says he has no intention of entering an arms race with Turkey and hopes to resolve differences with its neighbor through dialogue.

The European Union’s Home Affairs Commissioner says the 27-nation bloc could work out ways to stem the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus and other EU countries when she holds high-level talks in Ankara next month.

The Dutch foreign minister has resigned after the lower house of parliament passed a motion of censure against the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover of the country.

A flight safety organization is warning that a Turkish drone base in ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the eastern Mediterranean island.

Germany’s foreign minister has arrived in Libya to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli.

Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the “retrograde vision” of Turkey’s president to cement Cyprus’ ethnic divide by striving for a two-state deal “is wrong” for all Cypriots.

Wildfires are raging uncontrolled through Greece and Turkey for yet another day, forcing thousands to flee by land and sea.

Authorities have evacuated homes in southern Turkey as a wildfire fanned by strong winds raged through a forest area near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.

A Tokyo court has handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.

President Joe Biden has nominated former senator Jeff Flake to serve as U.S. ambassador to Turkey.

The Dutch public health institute says that coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week.

The Dutch leader has apologized for what he calls “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands’ coronavirus lockdown.

The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions.

Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon have apologized in a Tokyo court.

A sprawling European Championship like no other is racking up air miles like never before.

Libya’s transitional government has underlined its commitment to holding elections on Dec. 24 at a conference with powers that have interests in the North African country.

The Afghan government’s chief peace envoy has expressed fears that the Taliban will have no interest in a political settlement with the U.S.-supported administration in Kabul after the scheduled departure of American and NATO forces.

Around dawn one recent spring day, an inflatable dinghy carrying nearly three dozen people reached the Greek island of Samos from the nearby Turkish coast.

President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week.

James Beard Award winning chef, Michelle Bernstein, has recipes for the original white meat, including: Turkey Tetrazzini, Amanda’s Amazing Turkey Burgers and “Tsukune” Turkey Meatballs.

Roberto Mancini has turned Italy around after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the last World Cup.

Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed just how eager the team was to play the tournament opener.

Italy will play Turkey in the opening game of the European Championship on Friday.

The images of migrants from Africa swimming for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week are a stark reminder of just how dependent the European Union can be on the countries it pays to enforce its migration policy.