Turkey to hold snap elections on June 24, parliament approvesFri, 20 Apr 2018 17:23:50 +0200The Turkish Parliament has approved a joint proposal of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to hold snap elections on June 24, 2018, a year-and-a-half before the originally scheduled date.
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Israeli troops kill two PalestiniansFri, 20 Apr 2018 16:27:56 +0200Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded 12 in renewed unrest on the Gaza-Israel border on April 20 as a series of protests in the enclave reached its half-way mark.
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Russia, Syria trying to ‘sanitize’ chemical attack siteFri, 20 Apr 2018 16:23:00 +0200The U.S. has credible information that Russia and Syria are trying to “sanitize” the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, the State Department has said.
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WWII bomb forces mass evacuation in central BerlinFri, 20 Apr 2018 16:16:00 +0200Thousands of people around Berlin’s central railway station were evacuated on April 20 to allow disposal experts to defuse an unexploded World War II explosive unearthed on a building site.
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Extending Greece loan plan ‘out of question’Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:10:51 +0200The European Union has no plans to extend Greece’s financing program beyond the planned August end date, EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on April 19.
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Syrian Kurds apply to set up mission in WashingtonFri, 20 Apr 2018 16:04:35 +0200The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), the political wing of the armed group the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has registered with the United States Department of Justice to open a foreign representative office in Washington, it has been revealed.
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No charges in Prince death after two-year probeFri, 20 Apr 2018 14:27:00 +0200Two years after pop icon Prince died of an overdose, prosecutors said Thursday they would not file any criminal charges and announced a settlement with a US doctor who prescribed powerful painkillers for the star.
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Ankara Film Festival opensFri, 20 Apr 2018 14:02:00 +0200The 19th Ankara International Film Festival kicked off with a ceremony at the MEB Şura Hall on April 19.
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