Europe’s migration crisis a boon for organised crime
European police units responsible for monitoring social media sites for terrorist activity are expanding their focus to find people traffickers.
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Turkey police move against media ahead of election
Turkish police launched a series of raids on Tuesday September 1 on businesses owned by a major media company in
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Turkey’s election appears to be all about Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s name won’t appear on any of the ballot papers Turks will be presented with on November 1
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Turkish border crackdown imperils Syrian refugees
Turkish authorities have tightened controls, ending their open-door policy for Syrian refugees and making it more difficult for Syrians to
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EU leaders assess security following Paris attack
In the wake of the massacre Wednesday in Paris, European security officials are re-visiting their plans for countering what they
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NATO commander warns of Crimea ‘militarisation’
The top U.S. general in Europe said he is alarmed at the Russian militarization of the Black Sea peninsula of
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Political pressure mounts on Ukraine’s Poroshenko
Political pressure is mounting both at home and abroad on Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, with critics arguing he lacks direction
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Ukraine marks first anniversary of EuroMaidan protest
A year on, the relatives of protesters who died in Ukraine’s EuroMaidan uprising aren’t the only ones angered by the
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Ukraine’s financial outlook is gloomy
Ukraine is engulfed in a financial crisis. Without further Western aid, the Kyiv government will run out of money to
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