Russia has started the delivery of its S-300 air defense systems to Iran, TASS news agency quoted an aide to President Vladimir Putin as saying on Thursday. "The contract is being implemented, (deliveries of S-300s) are starting," the agency quoted Vladimir Kozhin as saying.  

Russia 's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq. Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last...

German support for military involvement in the campaign against Islamic State has risen sharply with 42 percent backing action, a poll showed on Wednesday shortly before ministers make their case to parliament for a new mission. In direct response to a French appeal for solidarity after the...

An explosion on Tuesday near a central Istanbul subway station has injured at least one person, the province's governor said. The blast occurred at an intersection in Bayrampasa district on the European side at around 6.00 p.m. local time (1600GMT). One person was injured, the governor Vasip...