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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Europe
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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Russian ambassador to Turkey killed in shooting
The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot and killed in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
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Russian ambassador to Turkey seriously wounded in gun attack
Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov has been shot at an art gallery in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Local news reports indicate
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Polish president seeks to end standoff over new press rules
Polish President Andrzej Duda sat down with opposition party leaders Sunday to try to resolve a political crisis that has
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Greek government weighs options following Tsipras, Merkel talks
Following his meeting with German Chancellor Merkel in Berlin on Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have a
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Frontex reports about 350 000 migrants entered the EU so far in 2016
Frontex, the EU’s border agency, has reported that 350 000 people have arrived in the EU so far this year.
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