Eurasia Press & News
The People’s Democratic Party has launched what it calls a march for ‘justice and democracy’ in response to President Erdogan’s growing crackdown on his critics.
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June, 2020
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21 June
Turkey’s Plans for Hagia Sophia Strain Greek Relations
Plans to convert the famous 6th-century building in Istanbul back into a mosque, after being a museum since 1935, have further tested relations with Greece – already damaged by over other regional and international disputes.
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21 June
Romanian Warning About Russian ‘Security Threat’ Riles Kremlin
The Kremlin has accused Bucharest of subservience, plagiarism and betraying its own interests, after a Romanian defence strategy described Russia as a threat to regional stability.
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21 June
US and EU Policy on Kosovo is in Disarray
The Trump administration is pushing for a quick deal between Pristina and Belgrade after the European Union failed to restart the dialogue – but the rift between the US and the EU is bad news for Kosovo itself.While there have rarely been more envoys and special representatives mandated to help …
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21 June
North Macedonia, Greece: Rewriting History after Prespa
Arguments over statues and the teaching of history may be gripping the UK and US – but they are nothing new to North Macedonia, where they are being settled through diplomacy.
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German neo-Nazi planned politician's murder 'for years'
A German neo-Nazi went on trial Tuesday for the 2019 murder of a pro-refugee politician, with the court hearing that he allegedly began plotting the killing after the 2016 Islamist truck attack in Nice fuelled his hatred of foreigners.
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21 June
Turkey Begins Offensive Against Kurdish Rebels in North Iraq
Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops into northern Iraq for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey’s Kurdish rebels.
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21 June
Tajik Islamic State Recruiter Reportedly 'Goes Missing' From Syrian Prison
A notorious Islamic State recruiter who has been linked to terrorist attacks in Sweden, Russia, and Tajikistan, has gone missing from a prison in northern Syria, according to people with knowledge of his detention.
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21 June
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum who fled east London to join ISIS fights decision to revoke British citizenship
ISIS bride Shamima Begum was denied a fair hearing when she was stripped of her British citizenship and refused permission to fly back to the UK to fight her case, the High Court heard today.
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21 June
Nationwide protests grip Lebanon as currency tanks
Anti-government protesters took to the streets in multiple Lebanese urban centers on Thursday, setting up burning barricades and forcing road closures as the country’s currency fell rapidly.
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