The announcement follows a series of steps by NATO to move military personnel and equipment into central and Eastern Europe.

The IS group said it carried out the latest attack as well as a previous bombing which killed 292 people, one of the deadliest to ever hit Iraq.

Iran’s efforts to illegally procure technology, especially in the nuclear area, continued at a "high level" in 2015, Germany's intelligence agency said.

Azerbaijani troops opened fire on the road from Voskepar to Baghanis on Armenia-Georgia interstate highway in Tavush province.

UN Resident Coordinator for Armenia Bradley Busetto said that Armenia became the 1st country in the CIS to get a major GCF grant.

“There’s a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if because the color of their skin they’re not being treated the same,” Obama said.

The Arsenal goalkeeper was part of the Czech side that reached the semi-final at Euro 2004, losing to eventual champions Greece.

“We call on all the sides to reduce tensions, refrain from hostilities and continue making efforts to find a peaceful settlement,” Stoltenberg said.

“Borrowed Time” follows an aging sheriff as he returns to the scene of an accident that has haunted him for a lifetime.

As previously announced, the president of this year’s Venice competition jury is Sam Mendes.