2,783 Azerbaijani soldiers died in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said on Thursday. So far, Baku did not report the losses suffered by the Azerbaijani army in the struggle for a separatist region controlled for over a quarter-century by the Armenians.

Erdogan chooses provocation, says France should get rid of Macron. Undeterred by prospects of sanctions from both the European Union and the US, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a vociferous attack on French President Emanuel Macron.

Pompeo rebukes Ankara, saying its purchase of a Russian weapons system was “a gift” to Moscow. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his final NATO meeting this week to sharply criticise Turkey, saying its purchase of a Russian weapons system was “a gift” to Moscow.