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At least 28 dead after blasts rock Turkish airport

June 28, 2016June 29, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Two, possibly three suicide bombers killed at least 28 people and wounded scores of others late Tuesday at Istanbul Ataturk

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Bulgaria urges Turkey to comply with refugee readmission agreement

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says his country is urging Turkey to comply with a refugee readmission agreement with the

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World Refugee Day: 65 million people forcibly displaced around the world

June 20, 2016June 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

World Refugee Day, June 20, has seen the European Union underline its commitment to global efforts to address the refugee

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Bulgaria backs stepped-up Black Sea exercises, but only under Nato flag

June 18, 2016June 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria always has supported the idea of intensified exercises in the Black Sea, but only under the Nato flag, Foreign

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Turkey bans LGBT parades, citing security concerns

June 18, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Authorities in Istanbul have banned gay, lesbian and transgender people from holding pride marches this month, citing security concerns for

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Bulgaria awaits clarity whether Turkey is keeping to refugee readmission deal

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

A question mark hangs over whether Turkey is keeping to an agreement with Bulgaria over the readmission of refugees. The

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Bulgarian leaders speak on ‘Black Sea fleet’ plan, tensions with Turkey

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Romania, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgaria’s President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister, in a joint briefing on June 16, dismissed talk of taking part in

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PM Borissov opposes Bulgarian participation in Black Sea fleet

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Romania, Russia, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has spoken out against his country taking part in a Black Sea fleet being proposed

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Bulgarian Cabinet provides further 44M leva for Turkish border fence

June 15, 2016June 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Cabinet is providing a further 44 million leva (about 22.5 million euro) to build a further 61km of fence

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