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Macedonian president revokes all pardons in wiretapping scandal

June 7, 2016June 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov has revoked all pardons that he controversially issued in the country’s wiretapping scandal. Ivanov had been

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At least 11 killed in Istanbul explosion

June 7, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Eleven people, including 7 police officers, were killed and 36 wounded in an explosion in central Istanbul during the morning

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Poland, Nato members launch large-scale exercises

June 6, 2016 VOANews Nato, Poland

Poland and more than 20 NATO member states are launching a large-scale military training exercise as part of efforts to

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Ukrainian security service says it foiled 15 terrorist attacks in France

June 6, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s SBU security service has thwarted at least 15 planned terrorist attacks targeting the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 European soccer

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Controversy over Pan-Orthodox Council directed at Patriarchal throne

June 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Greece, Russia

The first attempt at a congregation of the Orthodox Christian Churches after the Schism of 1054, the Pan-Orthodox Council in

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Poll: Russians see US, Ukraine, Turkey as top 3 enemies

June 4, 2016 VOANews Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

A survey by an independent Moscow-based polling agency has found that Russians believe their country has a trio of main

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Boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes in Mediterranean

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Three bodies have been found in a rescue operation for migrants aboard a boat that capsized in the Mediterranean sea

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After a Brexit, could Poland and Austria be next?

June 3, 2016 VOANews Poland

When Poland’s right-wing Prime Minister Beata Szydlo swept to an election victory late last year, one of the first things

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EU foreign policy chief visits Warsaw

June 3, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini visited Warsaw on June 2 to discuss the July Nato summit, EU sanctions on Russia and

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