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Iraq: UN envoy strongly condemns Baghdad terrorist attacks that kill many civilians

Street scene in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Defusing conflicts - re-establishing trust - fighting radicalization and violent extremism: Austria’s priorities for 2017 OSCE Chairmanship

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, highlighted three key challenges facing the Organization and its participating States as Austria took over as the 2017 OSCE Chairmanship: deplorable and complex crises and...

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Putin in Japan—A Transformation of Asia

President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Japan on Dec. 15-16, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe first in Abe’s home prefecture of Yamaguchi, then in Tokyo, has solidified a positive transformation of relations between the two nations taking...

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European Capitals of Culture in 2017: Aarhus and Pafos

The coming year sees the Danish and Cypriot cities hosting one of the most popular EU projects.

As of 1 January, Aarhus and Pafos will hold the title of European Capital of Culture. The cultural programme will officially begin on 21 January in...

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