Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday dismissed reports that the United States had issued an ultimatum for Turkey to end its purchase of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems in two seeks.
Six security personnel have been confirmed dead after the Taliban insurgents attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, district governor Abdul Yaqin said Tuesday.
The Syrian government has intensified its attacks on the last strongholds of opposition forces in the northwest of the country, with more than 200 civilians killed over the past month.
