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US Shoots Down Turkish Drone In Syria: Pentagon
US F-16 warplanes on Thursday shot down a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey that was deemed a potential threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said.
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Russian Jet Chases NATO Plane Away From Minister's Aircraft: Report
A Russian fighter jet saw off a NATO warplane after it approached a plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Russia Is Escalating Tensions Ahead Of The US Elections, Officials Say
On a recent night at this air base where NATO fighter pilots keep a constant vigil against the Kremlin, the alarms that warn that Russian planes were veering toward NATO airspace wouldn't stop going off.
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NATO Chief Urges Russia Not To Violate NATO Airspace Again
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia on Saturday to "take all necessary measures" to ensure NATO airspace was not violated again, after Turkey said a Russian warplane had entered its airspace on Friday despite radar warnings.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Russian Foreign Minister Says Will Not Refuse to Meet Turkish Counterpart
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today he was willing to meet his Turkish counterpart this week for the two countries' first high-level face-to-face talks since Ankara shot down one of Moscow's warplanes.
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Barack Obama Urges Lower Tensions Between Russia, Turkey
President Barack Obama is calling for a reduction in tensions between Turkey and Russia following Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian warplane.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey 'Temporarily' Suspends Syria Air Strikes After Russia Spat
NATO member Turkey has "temporarily" suspended air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria after the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border sparked a major row with Moscow, local media reported today.
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Russia Tightens Control Over Turkish Food Imports: Minister
Russia said today that it would reinforce control over Turkish food imports citing frequent violations of safety standards, as tensions surged with Ankara over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.
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Vladimir Putin Sends Air-Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Turkey
In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia said Wednesday it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes following the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Says Does Not Want Escalation After Russian Jet Downed
President Tayyip Erdogan said today Turkey did not want any escalation after it shot down a Russian fighter jet, saying it had acted simply to defend its own security and the "rights of our brothers" in Syria.
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Turkish PM Davutoglu Says Downed Drone Was Russian-Made: Report
A drone shot down by Turkish warplanes in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday was Russian-made, but Moscow has told Ankara the unmanned aircraft did not belong to Russia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today.
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Turkey Shoots Down Drone Near Syrian Border, Nationality Unknown
Turkish warplanes shot down a drone in Turkish air space near the Syrian border today and its nationality has not yet been identified, a senior government official told Reuters.
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Turkish Prime Minister says Russian Air Strikes Weakening Fight Against Islamic State
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that Russian air strikes in Syria were weakening the fight against Islamic State and warned that Turkey would not compromise on border security after Russian warplanes violated its air space.
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US Shoots Down Turkish Drone In Syria: Pentagon
US F-16 warplanes on Thursday shot down a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey that was deemed a potential threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said.
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Russian Jet Chases NATO Plane Away From Minister's Aircraft: Report
A Russian fighter jet saw off a NATO warplane after it approached a plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Russia Is Escalating Tensions Ahead Of The US Elections, Officials Say
On a recent night at this air base where NATO fighter pilots keep a constant vigil against the Kremlin, the alarms that warn that Russian planes were veering toward NATO airspace wouldn't stop going off.
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NATO Chief Urges Russia Not To Violate NATO Airspace Again
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia on Saturday to "take all necessary measures" to ensure NATO airspace was not violated again, after Turkey said a Russian warplane had entered its airspace on Friday despite radar warnings.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Russian Foreign Minister Says Will Not Refuse to Meet Turkish Counterpart
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today he was willing to meet his Turkish counterpart this week for the two countries' first high-level face-to-face talks since Ankara shot down one of Moscow's warplanes.
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Barack Obama Urges Lower Tensions Between Russia, Turkey
President Barack Obama is calling for a reduction in tensions between Turkey and Russia following Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian warplane.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey 'Temporarily' Suspends Syria Air Strikes After Russia Spat
NATO member Turkey has "temporarily" suspended air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria after the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border sparked a major row with Moscow, local media reported today.
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Russia Tightens Control Over Turkish Food Imports: Minister
Russia said today that it would reinforce control over Turkish food imports citing frequent violations of safety standards, as tensions surged with Ankara over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.
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Vladimir Putin Sends Air-Defense Missiles to Syria to Deter Turkey
In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia said Wednesday it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes following the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Says Does Not Want Escalation After Russian Jet Downed
President Tayyip Erdogan said today Turkey did not want any escalation after it shot down a Russian fighter jet, saying it had acted simply to defend its own security and the "rights of our brothers" in Syria.
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Turkish PM Davutoglu Says Downed Drone Was Russian-Made: Report
A drone shot down by Turkish warplanes in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday was Russian-made, but Moscow has told Ankara the unmanned aircraft did not belong to Russia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today.
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Turkey Shoots Down Drone Near Syrian Border, Nationality Unknown
Turkish warplanes shot down a drone in Turkish air space near the Syrian border today and its nationality has not yet been identified, a senior government official told Reuters.
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Turkish Prime Minister says Russian Air Strikes Weakening Fight Against Islamic State
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that Russian air strikes in Syria were weakening the fight against Islamic State and warned that Turkey would not compromise on border security after Russian warplanes violated its air space.
