Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he doesn’t believe Russia’s claims that its violation of Turkish airspace over the weekend was an accident and is promising to respond.
The Stoxx Europe 600 was up 2.5% midway through the European session, led by gains in energy stocks that were buoyed by steadying oil prices. DuPont’s shares soared on news that its embattled CEO would step down, while biotechnology companies sank again. Investors are...
The most active gold contract for December delivery went up 1 USA dollars, or 0.09 percent, to settle at 1,137.60 dollars per ounce. Non-farm payrolls rose by only 142,000 last month, below economists’ expectations of 203,000.
“Turkey+about+Turkish+Airspace+Violation%2C+PM+Davutoglu+Says” Russian Federation confirmed the first violation, saying it was due to poor weather conditions and vowed to take the necessary steps to avoid the repetition of similar incidents in the future.
Turkey, a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member with the alliance’s second-biggest army, scrambled two F-16 jets on Saturday after a Russian aircraft crossed into its airspace near its southern province of Hatay, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
A weakening Hurricane Joaquin moved past Bermuda and farther out into the Atlantic on Monday after toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands in the wealthy financial haven and tourist destination. The U.S. Coast Guard said the craft sunk after losing power and...
European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker (R) speaks to the media as he welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, October 5, 2015.
Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani, speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, said removing Mr Assad could turn Syria into a safe haven for extremists.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow had called for fresh contacts with the U.S. over avoiding clashes with the Washington-led coalition fighting IS in Syria.