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UK reaches deal to stay in European Union

February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 VOANews

British Prime Minister David Cameron reached a deal with all 27 fellow European Union leaders late Friday to keep Britain

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Cameron wants ‘live and let live’ relationship with EU

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 VOANews

British Prime Minister David Cameron is appealing to fellow European Union leaders for a “live and let live” relationship that

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Turkey PM: Ankara bomber Syrian with Kurdish links

February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says a Syrian man with links to Kurdish militia groups was responsible for a car

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Polish official urges Nato to deploy troops to deter Russia

February 18, 2016 VOANews Nato, Poland, Russia

Poland’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged NATO to get over its reluctance to deploy troops along its eastern flank, to

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Kosovo opposition demands government resignation, snap elections

February 18, 2016 VOANews Kosovo

Thousands of Kosovo opposition supporters protested peacefully on the eighth anniversary of the country’s independence Wednesday, shouting anti-government slogans and

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Ukraine’s government faces fresh problems, at home, abroad

February 17, 2016 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s government faced fresh challenges at home and abroad Wednesday, when a major political party withdrew from the governing coalition

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Blast rocks Turkey’s capital, at least 28 killed

February 17, 2016February 19, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Turkish officials say at least 28 people have been killed and 61 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in

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Migrant crisis deepens Europe’s East-West divide

February 17, 2016 VOANews Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Slovakia, Turkey

The leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia gathered around a cake this week in Prague, celebrating the

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Sealing off Europe for migrants is inhumane, aid group says

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

A notable international humanitarian organization has urged European leaders to keep borders open for migrants, adding that measures to seal

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