US: Russian fighter flew within 15 feet of US plane
U.S. military officials say a Russian fighter jet came within 15 feet of a U.S. reconnaissance plane flying in international
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Europe
In Sofia, Hungarian PM Orbán slams EU on migration, ‘double standards’ on Bulgaria and Schengen
During a visit to Sofia, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orbán has sharply critised European Union policies on dealing with the
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Migrants and refugees have crossed the Med to Europe at a rate of 2000 a day so far in 2016 – IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on January 29 that it estimates that 55 528 migrants and refugees crossed
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Dutch EU presidency working on plan to accept 250K refugees
The Netherlands, which holds the European Union presidency, is working on a plan for a core group of member states
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Netanyahu: Greece a true friend
The strengthening of co-operation between Greece and Israel in energy, tourism, security, and other areas was agreed at a meeting in
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Fears mount of resurgent anti-Semitism in Europe
Seventy-one years ago, Soviet troops entered the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi extermination camp near Krakow, Poland, liberating the remaining 7,000 prisoners,
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Poland marks Auschwitz liberation, 71 years on
Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an address at Auschwitz, the former Nazi death camp in southern Poland, where Poland
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European Parliament head Martin Schulz to Jews: ‘Europe is your home today, every day and forever’
“It pains me that Jews again live in fear in Europe today, are not safe to go to a synagogue
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Hungary’s Orbán: Autocrat or misunderstood provocateur?
They endured snow and cold. A few hundred protesters turned out here in Hungary’s capital in a show of opposition
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