Dozens of mostly Muslim countries from across the Middle East, Africa and Asia have joined a new military alliance to combat terrorism, Saudi Arabia has announced.
Russia has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the purchase of oil from the Islamic State as relations between the two former allies continues to deteriorate.
Russia is preparing to launch a range of sanctions against Turkey after a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border on Tuesday.
The Russian pilot who went missing after his plane was shot down by Turkey near the Turkey-Syria border is “alive and well” after a rescue operation by Russian special forces.
Turkey has shot down a Russian fighter jet near its border with Turkey after claims that it violated Turkish airspace.