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Protesters Rally in New York for Balkan War Rape Victims

Several dozen people joined the protest entitled 'Rally for Her Justice', organised by the Albanian American Woman's Organisation with backing from US Bosnian and Croat groups, on Tuesday near the Serbian consulate in New York.

The organisers said they were calling on the Serbian authorities "to punish and prosecute the war criminals that may still be living in their country".

US Ambassador summoned over House's resolution on sanctions, events of 1915

The U.S. Ambassador to Ankara David Satterfield has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry for a resolution passed by the US House of Representatives on the events of 1915, said diplomatic sources, who stressed it "lacks any historical and legal basis," and for the implementation of sanctions in connection with "Operation Peace Spring."

US defense policy bill could strip Turkey of F-35 partnership

The US Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled a draft $750 billion defense policy bill that would authorize more Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the United States and effectively end Turkey's partnership in the program if Ankara pursues a plan to buy a Russian missile defense system.

US official: Pentagon eyes F-35 sales to Greece, Romania and Poland

The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to five new nations including Romania, Greece and Poland as European allies bulk up their defenses in the face of a strengthening Russia, a Pentagon official told Congress on Thursday.

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