Turkey refuses to withdraw troops from Iraq
Turkey is refusing to withdraw forces deployed to Iraq, despite Baghdad’s call for Ankara to do so immediately. Ankara insists
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Biden to speak to Ukraine parliament on December 8
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks before Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday, one day after announcing $190 million
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Latvian prime minister resigns
Latvia’s prime minister has handed in her resignation. Laimdota Straujuma said Monday she is stepping down after only two years
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Greek parliament approved 2016 budget
Although some analysts doubted that Greece’s 2016 budget would pass without “losses” (it was expected that some MPs of the
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The Balkan route to Western Europe for Yugoslavia guns
Many weapons on Europe’s black market come via the Balkans. The terrorists in the Paris attacks allegedly used such weapons.
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EU reaches deal to exchange air passenger data
European Union interior ministers have reached an agreement to share airline passenger data after years of discussions over its use
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Migrant crisis: Greece calls on EU help as concerns mount over tensions at Macedonia border
Greece has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to benefit from material support to help cope with the influx of
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Turkey, Russia hold first high-level talks since plane downing
A Turkish official says the foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia met Thursday on the sidelines of a Europe security
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Poland locked in constitutional crisis
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday the appointment of two of five judges appointed to the highest judicial body by
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