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Gunman who shot Russian ambassador was off-duty police officer

The gunman who shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey in an attack at an art gallery Monday was an off-duty police officer who worked in the Turkish capital, two security sources told Reuters. Russia's foreign ministry earlier confirmed that the ambassador, Andrey Karlov, had died in the...

Turkey denies secret 'Syria bargain' with Russia

Turkey on Monday denied it had forged any secret "bargain" with Russia over the future of Syria ahead of a key ministerial meeting including Iran, despite improving cooperation that led to a deal for evacuations from war-wrecked Aleppo. Turkey and Russia saw relations plunge to their worst...