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At least 25 refugees dead in shipwreck off Libya
Jan 06, 2018 20:08At least 25 people have drowned off Libya after a dinghy, possibly carrying some 150 refugees, ran into trouble, two rescue organizations say.
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Italian-French group, Turkish firms awarded missile system study
Jan 05, 2018 17:22Turkey has awarded a contract for a study into the development and production of a long-range air and missile defense system to a European manufacturer of anti-air missiles as well as two major Turkish weapons manufacturers and defense contractors.
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Blocked from Europe, refugees settle in Morocco
Dec 26, 2017 17:25Unable to reach Europe in search of a better life, Aliou Ndiaye settled in Morocco instead, giving up on his original goal like thousands of other sub-Saharan African refugees.
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Africa, Europe to bolster Sahel anti-terror force
Dec 13, 2017 16:22France's Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday hosted a group of African and European leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, to drum up support for a new counterterrorism force in the terror-plagued Sahel.
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MEPs urge Saudi arms ban, blast EU members for continued sales amid Yemen war
Dec 01, 2017 07:39European Union lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the bloc to slap an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia, which is leading a brutal military campaign against Yemen.
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Italy stresses EU's commitment to Iran nuclear deal
Dec 01, 2017 07:35Italian Foreign Minister Alfano Angelino says the EU believes all the signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should remain committed to the agreement.
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Thousands rally in Europe to decry slavery in Libya
Nov 26, 2017 14:10Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in different European capitals for a second day to express anger at the practice of slavery in Libya.
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EU urges Balkans to honor victims of Mladic
Nov 22, 2017 18:02The European Union on Wednesday called on Balkan countries to "honor the victims" of war crimes by working towards reconciliation, after former Bosnian Serbian commander Ratko Mladic was found guilty of genocide.
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All EU member states supports full JCPOA implementation: Schmid
Nov 21, 2017 05:04All member states of the European Union support the full implementation of the multilateral nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the 5+1 group in 2015, Secretary General of European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid says.
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EU reduces Turkey's pre-accession funds in 2018 budget amid strained ties
Nov 18, 2017 16:43The European Union has reduced some of the money earmarked in its 2018 budget deal for Turkey to join the 28-member politico-economic bloc in a clear sign of increasingly sour relations between the union and the Ankara government.