WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said that he had not seen any evidence that Russia will help Trump get reelected, according to U.S. media on Saturday.

ABC News released the transcript of O'Brien's interview to be broadcast on Sunday, during which O'Brien said that he did not know about Russian's potential interference in the 2020 U.S. election. (US-Russia-Election)

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ISTANBUL -- A quartet summit attended by leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France on the Idlib crisis will be held on March 5, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday.

During his visit to Turkey's western province of Izmir, Erdogan said he "clearly" shared Turkey's determinant stance on Idlib with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a phone call on Friday. (Turkey-Erdogan)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces said Saturday that a leading figure of the Islamic State (IS), working as a coordinator for the extremist group outside Iraq, was captured in northern Iraq.

A paramilitary force, affiliated with the Hashd Shaabi Operations Command of Nineveh province, conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of the leading militant in the provincial capital of Mosul, the forces said in a statement without giving further details. (Iraq-IS-Capture)

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BERLIN -- A gunman on Saturday attacked a shisha bar in southwestern German city of Stuttgart, local media N-TV reported.

Police said there was no one in the building when the incident occurred. The perpetrator could have escaped and nobody was injured.

The attack came days after a fatal shooting attack in Germany's southwestern city of Hanau. (Germany-Shooting) Enditem

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