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Tsipras denies PM briefing about Muslim candidate
SYRIZA - Progressive Alliance President Alexis Tsipras accused New Democracy leader and prime minister at the time Kyriakos Mitsotakis of lying and saying that he informed him before the election about alleged machinations of the Turkish consulate in the region of Rhodope in support of Muslim SYRIZA candidates.
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Türkiye, Sweden to continue talks over NATO accession
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Talks for the Swedish bid to join NATO will continue in the coming period, a statement from the Turkish Communications Directorate has said, following a key meeting for the Nordic state's accession to the alliance.
Kurti spoke up: ''I'm surprised''
He was referring to the arrest of three members of the special unit of the Kosovo Police, who were arrested in the territory of central Serbia by the special unit of the Serbian police.
During the press conference, after the session of the Kosovo Security Council, Kurti called on the international community to put pressure on Belgrade.
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Tensions: Kosovo Banned Serbian License Plates - 3 Border Police Officers Detained
Kosovo banned all vehicles with Serbian license plates from entering its territory in response to the arrest of three border police officers on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Croats Mark 1993 Convoy Killings in Central Bosnia
On Thursday, Croats gathered on the 1,600-metre mountain, some 15 kilometres from the small town that carries the same name, to commemorate the attack on what was the 20th 'convoy of life' bringing aid to the Lasva river basin, split at the time between government and Croat forces called HVO.
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Divorced from reality
Three weeks have passed since the election on May 21, in which the SYRIZA leftists suffered a crushing defeat. They believed they would emerge victorious but ended up with only half the share that New Democracy got. However, even to this day, it appears that they still haven't grasped why 600,000 citizens who had voted for them in 2019 turned their backs on them.
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The PKK announced the End of Ceasefire with Turkey
Kurdish PKK fighters have ended a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey that they announced after the earthquake earlier this year, reports AFP.
The announcement, carried by pro-Kurdish media, threatened to lead to a return to the violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since the PKK began its fight for an autonomous state in southeastern Turkey in 1984.
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Dacic meets with Algerian ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic met with Algerian Ambassador to Belgrade Fatah Mahraz on Wednesday, and noted that Serbia highly appreciated the principled position of friendly Algeria with regards to non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo.
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Kosovo, Serbia, Trade Conflicting Accounts Over ‘Kidnapped’ Police Officers
Kosovo and Serbian institutions on Wednesday said Serbian police had arrested three Kosovo police officials in an action that Kosovo authorities called "kidnapping".
Both countries gave contradictory claims regarding the location of the arrest.
Erdogan criticizes Greece’s armaments program, plans to raise concerns with Athens
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced criticism of Greece's armaments program, expressing his intention to address the issue with the next prime minister in Athens.