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Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani vows to hold independence referendum despite objections

Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) President Masoud Barzani has once again said the referendum on independence scheduled to be held on Sept. 25 will not be delayed if no better alternative emerges, as the Turkish, Iraqi and regional authorities, as well as the United States and Britain, vocally oppose the vote. 

UK Navy Calls off Aegean Exercise

In what appears to be an effort to steer clear of Greek-Turkish tensions, the British Royal Navy has reportedly canceled a scheduled military exercise off the southeastern Aegean island of Karpathos, which had been announced in a navigational telex (navtex) issued by Ankara, to the outrage of Athens, Ekathimerini writes.

French man arrested on 'terror' charges in Turkey's Şırnak

Turkish authorities have arrested a French national on charges of links to the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). 

Freelance journalist Loup Jean Rene Bureau, who has worked in the past with French channel TV5, was detained last week at the Habur border post in the southeastern province of Şırnak on the Iraqi-Turkish border.

US Ambassador: 'Bulgaria Can Play the Role of Mediator For the Movement of the Balkans Towards Europe'

''Bulgaria can play the role of mediator for the overall movement of the Balkans towards Europe.'' This is what the American ambassador Eric Rubin has said during his visit in Bulgaria, talking with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, according to bTV. 

In his words, Washington supports the idea that our Euro-Presidency will be focusing on countries in the region.

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