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People walk past anti-Turkish graffiti on a wall in the main Armenian district of the northern Beirut suburb of Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. In Bourj Hammoud anger and anxiety are clear among the population over the fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that broke out on Sept. 27 and has left dozens killed since then. Hundreds of fighters from around the Middle East are heading to Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan to join rival countries fighting over the region. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this file photo, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet prepares to take off at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

Congress calls for sanctions on Turkey for reportedly using Russian system to detect F-16s

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Greek, Turkish foreign ministers meet as tensions ease

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Armenian Ambassador Varuzhan Nersesyan.

Varuzhan Nersesyan, Armenian ambassador, Pressure Turkey to rein in Azerbaijan

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the U.S., said he is familiar with Russian propaganda. "What you have here is a very strong virtual effort to produce a narrative designed to provide Armenia with an excuse to invite Russian forces into the conflict to carry out an anti-terrorism operation against Azerbaijan," he said. (The Washington Times)

Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan envoy, says big powers must restrain aggressor Armenia

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Turkey's Kenan Karaman, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the international friendly soccer match between Germany and Turkey in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Careless Germany lets Turkey come back for 3-3 in friendly

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Damage inside an apartment after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery during a military conflict in Stepanakert, self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Armenian military officials reported missile strikes in the territorial capital of Stepanakert, which came under intense attacks all weekend. (Areg Balayan/ArmGov PAN Photo via AP)

Turkish diplomat denounces Armenia on trip to Azerbaijan

By AIDA SULTANOVA and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, wearing a face mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, inspects a military honour guard at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Turkey's government is being accused of hiding the true extent of the country's coronavirus outbreak after the health minister revealed that the daily COVID-19 figures published by his ministry reflect only patients with symptoms and not all positive cases. (Turkish Presidency via AP. Pool)

EU lashes out at Turkey over rule of law, rights, freedoms

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

FILE - Friday, Jan.17, 2014 file photo, a couple walk on the beach by the deserted hotels in an area used by the Turkish military in the Turkish occupied area in abandoned coastal city of Varosha, in Famagusta, in southeast of island of Cyprus. Cyprus government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos says on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, formal protests will be lodged at the United Nations, the European Union and other international organizations over Turkey's decision to open up to the public a stretch of beach in fenced-off Varosha. Koushos said the move contravenes international law and U.N. Security Council resolutions on Varosha that has remained uninhabited for 46 years. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)

Cyprus slams Turkey’s move to open ghost town’s beach

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

WHO calls on Turkey to follow its COVID-19 reporting guides

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This image taken from a video released by Armenian Defense Ministry on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 an Armenian serviceman fires a cannon towards Azerbaijan positions at the contact line of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Clashes broke out Sunday in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region within Azerbaijan that has been controlled by ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian government since the end of a separatist war a quarter-century ago. (Armenian Defense Ministry via AP)

Armenia ready to discuss cease-fire amid Azerbaijan clashes

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Turkey: UN registers maritime deal reached with Tripoli

Associated Press

In this photo taken from a video released by Armenian Foreign Ministry on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, alleged Azerbaijani armed forces shell civilian infrastructures in Stepanakert, the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Clashes broke out Sunday in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region within Azerbaijan that has been controlled by ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian government since the end of a separatist war a quarter-century ago. (Armenian Foreign Ministry via AP)

AP Explains: What lies behind Turkish support for Azerbaijan

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment holds a protest against the Turkish goverment's health policy in front of Istanbul University medical faculty, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Amid surging numbers of COVID-19 deaths and cases in the country, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) had called out and urge the authorities to step up measures. The placard reads in Turkish: &quot;You can not manage, we are dying.(we are burning out)&quot;.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish govt accused of hiding true extent of virus outbreak

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

In this photo taken from a video released by the Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, Azerbaijan's forces attack Armenian army's tank during fighting in the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani has continued for a fourth straight day as statements from both sides indicating that the flare-up of a decades-old conflict that has killed dozens of people this week was no closer to an end. (Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry via AP)

Russia, France and the U.S. call for an immediate cease-fire in Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video released by the Armenian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, Armenian solders guard their position in the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. Armenia's Foreign Ministry in a statement &quot;completely&quot; denied reports of shelling the Dashkesan region and said that with those reports Azerbaijan was laying the groundwork for &quot;expanding the geography of hostilities, including the aggression against the Republic of Armenia.&quot; (Armenian Defense Ministry via AP)

Azerbaijan, Armenia no closer to ending clashes after 4 days

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Greece: EU to ready Turkey sanctions despite crisis thaw

Associated Press

Turkey accuses EU of rewarding aggressor in Libya

Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, talks in a televised address, following a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Erdogan, who has long called for a reform of the United Nations, says the world body has failed in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Erdogan claimed the UN was late in &quot;accepting the existence&quot; of the pandemic and had failed to &quot;make its presence felt&quot; for nations requiring help to fight infections. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey, Greece soon to resume talks on resolving disputes

Associated Press

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, second right, speaks with Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, left, during a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. European Union foreign ministers on Monday were weighing whether to impose sanctions on dozens of Belarus officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, after holding talks with the country's exiled opposition leader. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)

EU sanctions Turkish firm over Libya arms embargo violations

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press