Merkel to meet with Balkan leaders on migrant crisis
German chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting Thursday with leaders of Balkan nations to discuss Europe’s worst migration crisis since World
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Turkey’s election appears to be all about Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s name won’t appear on any of the ballot papers Turks will be presented with on November 1
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EU ministers to meet Saturday on security
European Union ministers are to meet in Paris Saturday to look for ways to tighten regional security after last week’s attack
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Bulgaria deploys military to back up Border Police at border with Macedonia
Bulgaria has deployed military personnel to assist Border Police at three border crossings with Macedonia in the regions of Blagoevgrad
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Don’t pick up hitchhikers in Greece
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry recommended on August 26 that Bulgarian citizens travelling in Greece should not pick up hitchhikers. The advisory
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Ahead of Jewish High Holy Days, Israel releases travel advisory for Europe
Ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days, Israel has released a travel advisory warning that Jewish sites in Western
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Turkey will fly in anti-IS missions, Pentagon says
Turkey has agreed to fly in coalition air missions against Islamic State, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said Tuesday. The
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Russia sentences Ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years
A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on
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UN expert: ‘Let’s not pretend Europe’s response is working’
The United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, called on August 25 on the European
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