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Court says Kosovo independence legal

The International Court of Justice sitting in the Hague has ruled that Kosovo’s 2008 unilateral declaration of independence does not infringe international law. The court, the UN’s main justice body, was asked to rule on the matter by Serbia, which approached it in October 2008 after some 69 nations, including …

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ICJ to announce opinion on Kosovo today

The International Court of Justice is to deliver its much anticipated advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence today at 3pm. After Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians declared unilateral independence in February 2008, Serbia, which bitterly opposes the independence declaration, took the case to the

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Cyprus marks anniversary of Turkish intervention

Cyprus marked the 36th anniversary of the Turkish Army’s intervention on the island Tuesday, a move that effectively divided the island into Greek-dominated south and Turkish-dominated north. Eight years later, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was declared, which is only recognised by Ankara. In a joint declaration to mark …

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