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Many dead in Istanbul airport suicide attack, Turkish officials say

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Explosions and what sounded like gunfire have rocked Istanbul’s international Ataturk airport. A Turkish official says at least 28 people

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At least 28 dead after blasts rock Turkish airport

June 28, 2016June 29, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Two, possibly three suicide bombers killed at least 28 people and wounded scores of others late Tuesday at Istanbul Ataturk

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EU tells Britain to get out now

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Luis Ramirez of VOANews Brexit

Tuesday is another awkward day for Britain as Prime Minister David Cameron traveled to what is now hostile territory in

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Bulgarian government on Brexit: Don’t allow uncertainty

June 28, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Ahead of the European Council discussions on the UK vote to leave the European Union, the Bulgarian government said that

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Brexit vote likely to crush chances of T-TIP Transatlantic trade deal

June 28, 2016 VOANews Brexit

President Barack Obama has made forging sweeping trade deals with the European Union and the Asia-Pacific region a top foreign

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Moldovan court sentences former prime minister to 9-year term

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 VOANews Moldova

A court in the impoverished former Soviet republic of Moldova has sentenced former prime minister Vlad Filat to nine years

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Bulgarian President: EU must act decisively after Brexit

June 27, 2016June 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

After the vote in the UK referendum to leave the European Union, the EU needs to be strengthened and receive

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Kerry reassures Nato member nations over Brexit vote

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 VOANews Brexit, Nato

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) will not have an

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Poland to revise security plans for upcoming Nato summit

June 27, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia

Poland’s police will have to revise its security plans for the July 2016 Nato summit in Warsaw as existing plans

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