Turkey’s vice president Fuat Oktay has held talks on reopening the border town of Varosha (pictured) in the Turkish Cypriot…
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Hungary’s Orban targets Roma with national survey
Hungary’s strongman prime minister, Viktor Orban, has announced a “national consultation” of households during March to collect public opinion in…
Turkish Cypriot leader under fire for demanding unification
Turkish leaders have condemned Mustafa Akinci, the president of Turkish Cyprus, over an interview with a UK newspaper in which…
Exiled Russian comic unsure about return amid blasphemy charges after insulting Putin
Russia standup comic Aleksandr Dolgopolov, 25, (pictured) fled for Israel in January after his jokes about Christianity and President Vladimir…
Activists take on Russian facial-recognition cameras
Russia’s use of facial-recognition technology is being challenged by an activist in court. Alyona Popova says the cameras pose a…
Tajikistan rounds up Muslim Brotherhood suspects
Tajikistan has announced the arrest of 113 suspected members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood Islamist group. Prosecutor General Yusuf Rahmon…
Russian transgender woman has conviction overturned
A Russian court has overturned a guilty verdict that jailed a transgender woman for three years in 2019 for sharing…
23 Jan 2020
Giant Russia church planned near czar’s murder site
21 Jan 2020
Serbia and Kosovo agree to resume flights
18 Jan 2020
Ukraine PM resignation rejected after recording mishap
14 Jan 2020
Europe defies Trump on Iran sanctions
12 Jan 2020
Russia hails nuclear-capable missile deployments
11 Jan 2020
Hungary offers free IVF as population slumps
6 Jan 2020
Turkish troops arrive in Libyan chaos
5 Jan 2020
Serbia president cancels Montenegro visit amid church spat
31 Dec 2019