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The Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey’s Resumption of Mediterranean Provocations Brings Fresh Sanctions Warnings
October 14, 2020 | 8:22pm EDT
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)
After OPCW Finding on Navalny Poisioning, Germany and France Warn Russia Sanctions Could Follow
October 8, 2020 | 12:33am EDT
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko addresses supporters in Minsk in August. (Photo by Siarhei Leskiec/AFP via Getty Images)
Unified EU Action Against Belarus Absent as UK, Canada Impose Sanctions
September 30, 2020 | 7:21pm EDT
The U.N. Security Council meets in New York in the pro-coronavirus era. (UN Photo/Loey Felipe)
Aspirants Renew Push for Permanent Seats on Expanded UN Security Council
September 23, 2020 | 6:47pm EDT
President of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
EU Commission Head Expresses Frustration at Bloc’s Failure to Challenge Turkey
September 16, 2020 | 6:14pm EDT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Under Growing Int’l Pressure Over Navalny Poisoning, Russia Demands Germany’s Test Results
September 9, 2020 | 6:40pm EDT
Protestors angered by the desecration of a Quran burn tyres and pallets in Malmo, Sweden, on Friday night. (Photo by -/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Islamic Gov’ts Condemn Anti-Islamization Rallies That Sparked Violent Clashes in Scandinavia
August 31, 2020 | 8:34pm EDT
German Foreign Affairs Minister Heiko Maas, seen here with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, visited both Turkey and Greece this week in an apparently unsuccessful bid to mediate between the squabbling NATO members. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)
NATO Chief Worried After No Progress Seen in Effort to Mediate Between Rival Members Greece, Turkey
August 26, 2020 | 8:27pm EDT
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, center, visits a tractor plant in Minsk on Monday. (Photo by Nikolay Petrov/Belta/AFP via Getty Images)
Belarus’ Beleaguered Strongman Swaps Threats For Vague Talk of Concessions
August 17, 2020 | 7:26pm EDT
President Trump greets U.S. troops at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in Dec. 2018. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Poll: Most Germans Approve of US Troop Reduction Plan, But Reject Defense Spending Criticism
August 5, 2020 | 6:24pm EDT