NEWSWATCH Reuters: “Obama urges Turkey to reduce tensions with Russia”

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Reuters covers U.S.-Turkish relations in the aftermath of Turkey’s shoot-down of a Russian military aircraft.

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Turkey on Tuesday to reduce tensions with Moscow after the downing of a Russian warplane and to seal its border with Syria to choke off the supply of money and fighters to Islamic State militants. * * * Obama stressed that U.S. support for its NATO ally’s security remained steadfast.

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