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The future of the European Union after Brexit

The day after the UK voted to leave the European Union a journalist asked the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker if it was the beginning of the end of the…

Turkey

What is behind Turkey's recent diplomatic push?

June 27 was a day of dramatic change in Turkish Foreign policy.

World News

Conflicting messages from Turkey over Russian jet

Ankara now says it will not pay compensation to Russia, despite expressing regret over the downing of one of its fighter jets last year.

Turkey

Erdogan writes to Kremlin to end rift over downed jet

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has written to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a bid to end a standoff between the two nations sparked by the shooting down of a Russian…

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Israel

Israel and Turkey to normalise ties

After three years of talks Israel and Turkey have reportedly agreed to restore ties.

Armenia

Pope Francis calls Armenia's mass killings a genocide

Pope Francis denounced what he called the ideologically twisted and planned “genocide” of Armenians by Ottoman-era Turks a century ago on a visit to Armenia for a deeply symbolic weekend visit to mark

United Kingdom

Russia reacts to the Brexit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected allegations by British Prime Minister David Cameron that Russia would welcome Britain’s vote to leave the European…

USA

Brexit - the view from the US

Joe Biden says the "special relationship" will continue while Donald Trump sees "parallels between the US and UK".

Turkey

Turkey announces fresh round of EU talks

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says if talks do not proceed according to plan, Turkey may hold its own referendum on EU membership.

World

Cardinal Pietro Parolin on immigration and the conflict in Ukraine

Sergio Cantone talks with the Secretary of State of the Vatican on immigration in Europe and the conflict in Ukraine.

Europe News

EU extends sanctions against Russia for another six months

EU economic sanctions against Russia are to remain in place for another six months.

Europe News

EU sanctions against Russia likely to be renewed

EU sanctions against Russia, which were due to expire in a few weeks, now look set to continue According to diplomatic sources who spoke to AFP, the European Union could renew sanctions for another si

Russia

Russia says Savchenko exchange deal was not linked to Minsk accords

The handover of Nadiya Savchenko in return for two Russian prisoners who were flown back to Moscow was cast as a humanitarian gesture by Vladimir…

Ukraine

Leaders 'influenced Putin' over Savchenko release, say Ukraine pilot's lawyers

Lawyers for Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was freed in Russia and brought home to Kyiv on Wednesday, have said they were not informed in advance about the prisoner exchange with two Russians w

India

India rules second Italian marine accused of fishermen murder can go home

An Italian marine, one of two being investigated by India over the killing of two fishermen, is being allowed to go home while international arbitration…

Hungary

Russia-Hungary meeting ahead of EU sanctions decision

Budapest has reiterated its resistance to an automatic extension of EU sanctions on Russia.

Russia

Russians jailed in Ukraine return to Moscow in Savchenko exchange deal

In contrast to the rapturous scenes in Kyiv amid the return of freed Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, it was a private welcome at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport for the two Russians freed by…

Ukraine

Hero's welcome for Ukraine pilot Nadiya Savchenko after Russia prisoner swap

Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko arrived home to scenes of jubilation on Wednesday after her release by Russia in a prisoner swap and she promptly offered to fight again for Kyiv in its confl

Japan

Obama promises cooperation on Okinawa investigation

US President Barack Obama has touched down in Japan, the last leg of his Asian tour ahead of the G7 summit.

Japan

No apology at Hiroshima says President Obama on visit to the city devastated by US atom bomb

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will will meet US President Barack Obama before hosting this week's Group of Seven summit.