France deploys its new frigate Auvergne in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, sticking to what Paris calls ensuring security and stability in the region, while provoking tensions with Turkey.

The multibillion-euro deal will see Athens purchase three French Belharra frigates.

France and Greece signe a deal for Athens to buy three French warships.

EU officials have met the Turkish president in Ankara, discussing issues including east Mediterranean tensions, economic cooperation and the refugee crisis. 

Around 270 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean are in critical situation after passing merchant ships refused to rescue them.

President Erdogan downplays any economic sanctions the EU might impose on Ankara.

Turkey accuses Greece of shunning dialog and lying after Athens denied it had agreed to NATO-brokered talks aimed at de-escalating tensions in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns Greece against making mistakes that would pave the way to its “ruin,” as the two countries remain locked up in a dispute over energy resources in the sea.