President Donald Trump said he is still willing to travel to Turkey on Friday if enough progress is made in the Istanbul peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. "I was thinking about going...If something happened, I'd go on Friday if it was appropriate," Trump, who is in the Middle East for a four-day tour, said during his visit to Qatar.

Estonia warned on Thursday that Russia appears willing to defend with military force its shadow fleet of aging tankers dodging international sanctions to keep oil revenue and equipment flowing, even through the territorial waters of European countries.