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Serbia to launch new police, army teams to beef up border security against refugees
Jul 16, 2016 12:58Belgrade says it plans to form joint police and army patrols to protect its borders and step up security there against refugees, warning that it would not allow Serbia to become a “parking lot” for EU-bound migrants.
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All sides must remain committed to nuclear deal: Mogherini
Jul 14, 2016 10:02The EU has urges all parties to uphold their commitments to the landmark deal struck between Tehran and six world powers last year amid Iran’s complaints that it has not received the sanctions relief it was promised under the accord.
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Turkey accuses European Parliament of promoting terrorism
Jul 14, 2016 09:58Turkey has accused the European Parliament of promoting terrorism by exhibiting photographs from Kurdish-controlled northern Syria.
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Missile program serves national interests, will not be ditched: Official
Jul 13, 2016 09:54A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic’s missile program serves the country’s national interests and will not be abandoned.
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Recession in Italy not to end before mid-2020s, IMF warns
Jul 12, 2016 10:29The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut the growth forecasts for Italy’s economy after the UK’s vote to leave the EU, warning the country will not recover from the 2008 recession before mid-2020s.
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Parliament should approve Brexit first: UK lawyers
Jul 11, 2016 12:23Over a thousand British lawyers have signed a letter addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron, saying that the June 23 vote to exit the European Union (EU) was not “legally binding” and needs a parliamentary vote to materialize.
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Policies by some European leaders led to spread of terrorism: Assad
Jul 10, 2016 15:45Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says adopting wrong policies, including giving support and political cover to terror groups inside Syria by some European leaders, is the root cause of the spread of terrorism in the continent.
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Italy recovers 217 bodies of refugees from sunken ship
Jul 07, 2016 11:34Italian emergency workers have recovered at least 217 bodies of refugees from the wreck of an overcrowded boat that sank in the Mediterranean last year.
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Merkel calls for dialog with Russia, also urges ‘deterrence’
Jul 07, 2016 11:19German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the West should continue to engage in dialog with Russia despite tensions in relations over the Ukrainian crisis.
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Turkey, Europe ignored Russia's warnings: Kremlin
Jul 07, 2016 11:17A high-ranking Russian official has criticized Turkish and European security services over the recent deadly attack in Istanbul, stating that Moscow had earlier warned them about the threat.