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Europe
Turkey Turns Peacekeeper by Establishing Military Foothold in the Caucasus
Turkey and Russia signed an agreement establishing a joint center to monitor the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday morning and the two countries will work together there, said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan’s comments, in a speech to deputies from...
Europe
Pompeo Will Not Meet Turkish FM, Will Speak With Patriarch Bartholomew on Turkey Trip
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discovered on Tuesday that he will not in fact be meeting with Turkish leaders as he had planned on his upcoming trip to Turkey next week, according to Middle Eastern media reports.
The London-based...
Europe
Turkey Celebrates Azeri Victory Against Armenia
Turkey said on Tuesday a deal to end more than a month of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh had secured important gains for its close ally Azerbaijan in the conflict with Armenia.
The agreement, signed by Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, follows six...
Europe
Anger Erupts in Armenia as Country Signs “Painful” Deal with Azerbaijan
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesday to end six weeks of fierce fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh in a deal Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan described as “unspeakably painful” in an emotional Facebook post.
Under the deal, Azerbaijan will...
Crime
Lyon Greek Orthodox Priest Was Shot by Lover’s Husband
The Greek Orthodox priest shot earlier this month in the French city of Lyon was the victim of a jealous husband rather than an Islamic terrorist, French prosecutors said on Saturday.
Nikolaos Kakavelakis, 52, was shot twice with a sawed-off...
Europe
Trump’s Turkish Ally Erdogan Stays Mum on Biden Victory
As world leaders, including Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis, rushed to congratulate Joe Biden for his victory in the 2020 Presidential elections, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, remained silent.
Erdogan, along with the leaders of Russia, Israel, Iran, Hungary, Saudi Arabia and...
Europe
Most of Europe Goes into Second Lockdown as Covid-19 Cases and Deaths Soar
People in several European countries have rushed for their last convivial drink or shopping spree before the second coronavirus lockdown as the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths increase exponentially.
Warnings from epidemiologists that there would be a resurgence of...
Crime
Vienna Terrorist was ISIS Sympathizer With North Macedonian Ties
One thousand police officers fanned out across the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday night, searching for the gunman who had killed five people and wounded at least seventeen more in what authorities had quickly deemed a terrorist attack.
The...
Europe
Greek PM, President Join World Leaders in Condemning Terrorist Attack in Vienna
World leaders condemned the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday which resulted in the death of at least three people. One suspected terrorist was shot and killed by the police.
About a dozen other people have been wounded – some...
Europe
Five Dead in Vienna Terrorist Attack
Austrian police are searching for at least one suspect after a multiple gun attack in the capital, Vienna which left five people dead.
About a dozen other people have been wounded - some seriously - after gunmen opened fire at...