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NATO head urges 'calm, de-escalation' after Russian plane downed NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that the military alliance stands by key ally Turkey after it shot down a Russia fighter jet on the Syrian border but urged both sides to try to calm the crisis.

25 November 2015 16:59

Lavrov warns citizens off travel to Turkey as cancels visit Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recommended against Russians travelling to Turkey and cancelled his own planned visit after Ankara shot down a Russian fighter jet.

25 November 2015 16:12

French Muslim body to create 'licence to preach' for imams France's leading Muslim body said it would create a permit to preach for imams in a bid to root out extremists, as well as a new religious body to fight back against jihadist propaganda.

25 November 2015 15:41

Russia moves forward with common currency for EEU despite Kazakhstan's opposition Russia is considering a common unit of account and currency for the EEU, while Kazakhstan is not eager to move forward with this project.

25 November 2015 13:30

Queen Elizabeth sells 25,000 tickets to 90th birthday Tickets to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebrations sold out within hours as Buckingham Palace promised four days of pageantry "fit for the queen" including dancing and horse shows.

25 November 2015 11:36

Kazakhstan's accession to WTO may hamper development of EEU: Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei According to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei, Kazakhstan’s accession to the World Trade Organization may hamper the development of the Eurasian Economic Union.

24 November 2015 19:28

Britain's Cameron to pledge extra £12 billion for defence British Prime Minister David Cameron is to promise an additional £12 billion to strengthen the defence forces when he unveils a five-year strategic review on Monday.

23 November 2015 17:30

Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace plan US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Abu Dhabi to meet his Emirati counterparts on efforts to build a Syrian opposition coalition to lead peace talks with the Damascus regime.

23 November 2015 17:24

Queen Elizabeth II receives Nursultan Nazarbayev in London President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Queen Elizabeth II during his official visit to the United Kingdom.

23 November 2015 15:41

Greek PM seeks 'national dialogue' on retirement reforms Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for dialogue with the country's top powers on retirement reforms days after the ruling coalition was weakened by a dwindling majority.

23 November 2015 14:58

UN envoy urges Libya rivals to say yes to peace deal UN envoy Martin Kobler urged rival Libyan politicians to sign up to a UN-brokered agreement for power sharing in the war-torn nation during weekend talks with both sides.

23 November 2015 11:29

Syrian war likely to dominate Putin's visit to Iran Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran for talks sure to sharpen attention on his alliance with Iran in Syria after the Islamic State group's deadly attacks in Paris.

23 November 2015 11:06

UN vote shows world united against IS 'evil death cult': UK PM The unanimous UN Security Council vote backing action against Islamic State shows the world is united against the "evil death cult", British Prime Minister David Cameron said.

21 November 2015 15:46

EU to overhaul passport-free zone after Paris attacks The European Union agreed to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns about border security in the wake of the Paris attacks.

21 November 2015 13:54

'Naive' Sweden to beef up anti-terror measures: PM Sweden has been naive about the risk of an attack on its soil and plans to beef up security measures, including surveillance of encrypted communications.

20 November 2015 18:44

Putin's Russia sends mixed signals on Stalin-era crimes Russia plans to unveil a bronze "Wall of Grief" in Moscow next year in its first tangible condemnation of Stalin-era crimes but critics accuse the government of playing a double game.

20 November 2015 18:42

Some attackers used refugee crisis to 'slip into' France: PM Some of the suspects in the Paris attacks took advantage of Europe's migrant crisis to "slip in" unnoticed, warning the EU needed to "take responsibility" over border controls.

20 November 2015 13:16

Hopes for Syria peace dim after Assad, Obama remarks Hopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed at international talks in Vienna.

20 November 2015 12:33

Clinton backs sweeping US-led global fight against IS Hillary Clinton called for a US-led global fight to defeat the Islamic State group and shut down its flow of fighters, propaganda and weapons in the wake of the Paris attacks.

20 November 2015 11:52

France says new security to cost 600 mn euros in 2016 France revealed it will spend an extra 600 million euros ($641 million) next year to ramp up security after the Paris attacks.

20 November 2015 11:37

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