Turkey coup said to have started earlier than planned
The tanks started to roll seven hours earlier than planned Friday in Istanbul, with soldiers quickly blocking the famous Bosphorus
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European Commission cuts growth forecast in first post-Brexit update
Uncertainty resulting from the UK’s vote to leave the EU was the main factor affecting the economic outlook in the
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Bulgaria’s Nataliya Apostolova is appointed new EU ambassador in Pristina
The Committee for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament has appointed Bulgarian diplomat Nataliya Apostolova as special representative of the European
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Turkey crackdown grows as Erdogan encourages protests
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are holding nightly rallies across the country to celebrate the defeat of Friday’s
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Turkey alleges Muslim cleric was behind coup bid
Turkey’s allegations that Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the country’s recent coup attempt has exacerbated the ill will between
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Night of gunfire, explosions and death in Ankara
Heavy gunfire lasted through the night and into an unnerving dawn in Ankara, before shots died down gradually as the
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Turkish military attempts to seize control of government
The Turkish military on Friday said that it had assumed power over Turkey, an act that the president said
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Truck ploughs into Bastille Day crowd in France; terror attack kills 84
French President Francois Hollande says the Bastille Day truck attack that killed 84 and injured 100 others in Nice has
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European Commission: Relocation of refugees from Greece and Italy is slow
According to the latest European Commission progress report on the refugee crisis, the relocation process of refugees into EU countries
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