Multinational military exercises start in western Ukraine
A military exercise involving Ukrainian and U.S. forces, along with troops from more than a dozen other countries, opened Monday
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Europe
Greece reopens banks, boosts taxes, repays loans
Debt-wracked Greece reopened its banks Monday for the first time in three weeks, while also increasing taxes and making critical
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Banks finally open in Greece
Banks in cash-strapped Greece opened Monday for the first time in three weeks. Bank customers will be allowed to make
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Poland to hold parliamentary elections on October 25
Poland will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, October 25, President Bronislaw Komorowski has announced, a date that leaves the ruling
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The new Greek government
PM Alexis Tsipras announced a Greek government reshuffle on Friday afternoon, expected since an earlier vote in Parliament this week,
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Greek banks to open next week
The European Central Bank opened the way for the opening of Greek banks next week with Wednesday’s raising of emergency liquidity
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Turkey courts deal successive blows to AK Party
Following the AK Party losing its majority in Turkey’s parliament in June elections, the country’s courts have dealt it a
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Greek parliament OKs austerity plan
The Greek parliament approved a package of tough reforms demanded by the country’s creditors in return for a bailout. The
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Street protests erupt as Greek lawmakers debate austerity plan
Greek anti-austerity demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at police in front of the country’s parliament building Wednesday, just as lawmakers began
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