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Turkish parliament on Jan. 3 approved a motion to extend Turkish Armed Forces troops' presence in Afghanistan as part of NATO's support mission. 

The parliament has backed the government's proposal to extend the troops' presence in Afghanistan for two more years under NATO mission starting on Jan. 6.

Turkish troops in Syria's al-Bab are fighting on ground against the evil that has been a trouble for the entire world. They are fighting a war at fronts facing traps and ambushes. This is a war against all kinds of evil.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has called on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to end the Obama administration's "shameful" policy toward Turkey over the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) forces. 

Leaders from around the world condemned a terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub early on Jan. 1 that killed at least 39 people and injured 69 others.      
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Kremlin said in a statement.    
  

Leaders from around the world condemned a terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub early on Jan. 1 that killed at least 39 people and injured 69 others.      
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Kremlin said in a statement.    
  

Happiness and democracy are a constant journey and not a one-way street, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said just before the country marked New Year.

In his last speech as Bulgaria's head of state, Plevneliev urged on people to "give way to politicians of moral and dignity" who stand up for principles and universal values.

In the last few days, Syria and Turkey have experienced dramatic developments on a massive scale. The prevalence of Syrian troops in Aleppo with the support of Russia and the execution of the Russian ambassador in Ankara are directly connected, marking both the beginning of a new period in Syrian-Turkish relations but also in the relationship between Ankara with Russia and NATO.

The Turkish military announced on Dec. 30 that Russian jets hit positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) near the Syrian town of al-Bab. 

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has congratulated Ankara for its efforts in brokering a nationwide ceasefire in Syria in a phone call to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. 

According to diplomatic sources, Stoltenberg conveyed NATO's messages for the cease-fire agreement in Syria struck after joint efforts from Turkey and Russia. 

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leadership has met Russian Ambassador to Sofia Anatoliy Makarov, party officials say.

It is "high time" for Bulgaria to have a "responsible and balance attitude and policy both westward and eastward," Kaloyan Pargov, the head of BSP's structure in Sofia, has told the Bulgarian National Radio.