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Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has gathered intelligence via imams from 38 countries on the activities of suspected followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to be the mastermind of the failed July 15 coup attempt. 

Bulgaria's capital Sofia will be the host of the European Homeless Cup's next edition in the spring to come, a year ahead of schedule, organizers say.

Initially, the year announced was 2018, but the Austrian city of Graz insisted the championship should go there to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the first Homeless World Cup, of which it was also the host.

ISTANBUL - The Serbia men's national basketball team was on Tuesday drawn to play Turkey, Russia, Latvia, Belgium and Great Britain in Group D of EuroBasket 2017 in Istanbul.

The draw ceremony was held in Istanbul, which will also host the final stage of the competition.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference after the NATO Force Integration Unit inauguration in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 3, 2015. - Photo: REUTERS / Ints Kalnins

BRUSSELS - Serbia is an exporter of stability in the region, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said after a meeting with Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic Wednesday.

Basketball team of SerbiaPhoto: FIBA

ISTANBUL - The Serbia men's national basketball team was on Tuesday drawn to play Turkey, Russia, Latvia, Belgium and Great Britain in Group D of EuroBasket 2017 in Istanbul.

The draw ceremony was held in Istanbul, which will also host the final stage of the competition.

Lithuania will host NATO training sessions with the participation of about 4,000 soldiers from 11 countries from the alliance, reported TASS.

Iron Sword training will continue until December 2 and no Bulgarian soldiers will be taking part in it.

Lithuania has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could to test NATO in the weeks before Donald Trump becomes U.S. president.

Lithuanian officials have said that "the Russian threat is growing" - while fear of a possible "Russian invasion" is spreading.

Cyprus and five other countries are at risk of breaking European Union budget discipline rules with their 2017 draft budgets, the European Commission said in a statement on Wednesday.

The five other countries are Belgium, Finland, Italy, Lithuania and Slovenia.

Fatou Bensouda - Photo: ICC

BELGRADE - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said they have "reasonable basis" to believe the United States committed "war crimes" by torturing prisoners in Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported.

BELGRADE - EU Foreign Ministers have agreed to set up a rapid reaction force that will involve EU Battlegroups, "air security operations" and "maritime security or surveillance operations," to work alongside NATO, which is facing serious questions following criticisms from US President-elect Donald Trump.