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Warning PYD, Ankara says any violation against Turkey will be reciprocated
In strongly-worded remarks, Turkey's Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu has recommended Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD) watch their step, making clear that any move aimed at Turkey would not remain unreciprocated.
UEFA Inspects Stara Zagora for Hosting Bulgaria's 2018 World Cup Qualifiers
Representatives of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) and UEFA carried out an inspection of Beroe stadium in the Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora on Wednesday.
The goal of the inspection was to establish whether the stadium meets the requirements for hosting some of the qualification matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Russia helping fight against terrorism with consent of Iraqi gov't: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Oct. 14 Moscow was helping the fight against Islamist insurgents in Iraq with the consent of the Baghdad government.
"It is necessary to support the cooperation between the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Kurdistan in the fight against terrorism, but we are doing it with the consent of the government," he said.
US to continue its support for the PYD
The United States will continue its support for groups that are "proving effective against ISIL [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] in Syria," State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has said in his answer to a question regarding U.S. aid to the Democratic Union Party (PYD).
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US, Russia could sign Syria air-safety pact in 'coming days': Official
The United States and Russia could soon sign a pact establishing safety protocols in the skies above Syria as both powers carry out separate bombing campaigns, a US defense official said on Oct. 14.
Romania Rejects Russian Objections to NATO Missiles
Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Wednesday that the anti-missile system which is to be installed at the Deveselu military base in southern Romania does not violate the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, as Russia has claimed.
Ponta argued that there was no violation of the treaty "because the anti-missile system is a defence system".
US ramblings in Syria
The Russian military build-up and bombing in Syria has added to the already existing tension between Russia and the West since the former's occupation of Crimea, and has prompted a new confrontation area on NATO's southeastern flank in addition to difficulties on the eastern flank.
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Using Russia's cover, Iran begins sending fighters to Syria
Iran has sent hundreds of troops into northern and central Syria in the first such open deployment in the country's civil war, joining fighters from its Lebanese ally Hezbollah in an offensive against rebels and taking advantage of cover from Russia's air campaign, a regional official and Syrian activists said Oct. 14.
Turkey Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant Close to Border with Bulgaria
Turkey plans to build a nuclear power plant in a district that is 10 km from the country's border with Bulgaria and about 100 km from Istanbul's western suburbs, it emerged on Wednesday.
Russia says its jet neared US aircraft
A Russian fighter jet came into close proximity with a U.S. air force jet over Syria on Oct. 10 to identify it, "not to scare it," Russia's state ITAR-TASS news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying on Oct. 14.
The ministry said its SU-30CM jet was within 2-3 kilometers of the U.S. plane.
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