Germany to deport asylum-seekers back to Greece
Germany is set to reverse a six-year-old block on the deportation of asylum-seekers back to Greece, despite a humanitarian crisis
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‘Code Red’ warning of extremely dangerous weather in several South Eastern Europe countries for January 9
The “code red” warning of extremely dangerous weather – the highest level of warning – has been issued for January
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Several deaths reported as cold weather grips Europe
Poland, Greece, Italy and Turkey were among the countries grappling with heavy snow and freezing temperatures on Saturday, while Germany braced
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Hundreds of US tanks, trucks arrive for Nato mission in Europe
A shipment of US tanks, howitzers and other military equipment has arrived in Germany as part of a mission to
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Officials: Turkey close to identifying gunman in New Year’s attack
Turkish authorities say they are close to identifying the gunman being sought in connection with the New Year’s attack on
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Romanian president designates Grindeanu new prime minister
President Klaus Iohannis has designated veteran leftist Sorin Grindeanu as the new Romanian head of government. Previously, Iohannis refused to
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More than 386 000 migrants, refugees arrived in Europe so far in 2016 – IOM
About 386 495 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe so far in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Truck drives into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, nine dead, several injured
Police confirm at least nine people have been killed. The incident is being treated as an attack. No arrests have
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev condemns murder of Russian ambassador to Turkey
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev strongly condemns the terrorist attack and murder of the Russian ambassador in Ankara, Andrey Karlov, the
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