Slovenian voters reject same-sex marriage
Voters in Slovenia decided not to join many of their European Union partners Sunday by rejecting legalized gay marriage. Sixty-three
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Turkey to withdraw troops from Iraq after Obama appeal
Turkey is pulling troops out of northern Iraq in an effort to de-escalate tensions with the Iraqi government, a day
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Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe
As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach
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IMF chief to appeal French court’s trial decision
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, says she will appeal a decision by a French court ordering
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Ukraine to suspend trade with Crimea
Ukraine says it will suspend trade with Russian-occupied Crimea by mid-January. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in televised comments Wednesday
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Greece bailout reforms advance in parliament
Lawmakers in Greece have approved new legislation on banking and utility reforms demanded by European lenders in exchange for another
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US envoy slams plans in Hungary for statue honouring pro-Nazi WW2 minister
A U.S. State Department official says it is “incomprehensible” that Hungary would allow a statue honoring Balint Homan – a
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Nations unanimously adopt Paris climate agreement
Delegates of more than 190 nations meeting in Paris adopted a historic accord Saturday that aims to slow the pace
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Key waterways become focus of Turkish, Russian tensions
The escalating tensions between Moscow and Ankara over last month’s downing of a Russian fighter by Turkish jets is threatening
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