MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. Ankara will begin the deployment of the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems in October 2019, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday, adding that Ankara had started recruiting military personnel to maintain the complexes.

RIYADH, October 25. /TASS/. Saudi Arabia will soon invest in the Russian-Chinese investment fund (RCIF, a joint venture of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation), and the fund will be renamed, head of RDIF Kirill Dmitriev told reporters during the Future Investment Initiative forum.

MADRID, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The latest opinion poll published by the Spanish Center for Sociological Investigation (CIS) on Thursday shows a continued rise in the popularity of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist (PSOE) Party.

The polls also shows that center-right party Ciudadanos has overtaken the right-wing People's Party (PP) in voting intention and would be the second most voted party if a general election were to be held now in Spain.

MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/. Thirteen agreements were signed on sidelines of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte.

The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources signed a memorandum of understanding in the environment protection and sustainable development sphere with its Italian counterpart. The Government of Moscow Region inked an agreement with the Italian food company Barilla. The Kaluga Region signed an agreement with Techint.

MADRID, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The former president of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Rodrigo Rato entered prison on Thursday to start serving his 4.5-year jail term for the fraudulent use of a "black" credit card during his term as the chairman of the Spanish bank Bankia, the Spanish media informs.

Rato, who was also Spanish deputy prime minister and economy minister in the People's Party (PP) government of Jose Maria Aznar, handed himself in at the Soto del Real Prison north of Madrid shortly after midday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mail-bomb scare widened Thursday as law enforcement officials seized three more suspicious packages — two addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and one to actor Robert De Niro — and said they were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN.

None of the devices exploded, and no one was injured. But the packages, sent to prominent Democrats critical of President Donald Trump, heightened nationwide tensions and fears two weeks before major congressional midterm elections.

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A gunman fatally shot a man in the back of the head inside a Kroger and then killed a woman in the grocery store’s parking lot before exchanging gunfire with a bystander, police said. Officers then captured the suspect as he tried to flee.

Gregory Alan Bush, 51, was booked early Thursday on two counts of murder and 10 counts of felony wanton endangerment, according to Louisville Metro Department of Corrections records.

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is struggling more than Delta and United to pass higher jet fuel costs to passengers, and it has dropped far behind its rivals in profits.

All airlines are facing a strong headwind from fuel prices that have surged by more than one-third in the past year. In the third quarter, American recovered just 40 percent of that increase with higher prices, say executives.

KANPUR: Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association will host three matches of Ranji Trophy in Kanpur. Giving this information, its media in-charge A A Talib said that a total of three matches will be played at the popular Green Park stadium here.

MOSCOW, October 24./TASS/. The US has not offered evidence of Russia’s violations of the INF treaty, but has already violated the treaty itself, President Vladimir Putin told a news conference after talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday.

"What is a formal pretext for a possible withdrawal of our partners from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty? Accusing us of its violation. However, no evidence is offered as usual. Meanwhile, the US has already violated it," by deploying in Romania the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System, Putin said.

Ahmedabad, Oct 25 (PTI) BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said CBI Director Alok Verma is an "upright officer" who was doing a "good job" to check corruption and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider action taken against him.

Swamy said he has full faith in the prime minister but claimed that those "around him" are trying to "harm the interests" of Modi as well as the BJP.

Verma and CBI's Special Director Rakesh Asthana, who were at loggerheads, were divested of all powers and sent on leave by the government on Tuesday night.

New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said forcing CBI director Alok Verma to go on indefinite leave was "illegal" and alleged that it was done as the government panicked over the possibility of him investigating the Rafale jet deal.

Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that Verma's removal was an "insult" to the Constitution, the chief justice of India and the leader of the opposition.

The move was "illegal", the Congress chief said.