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Crimea’s Tatars on Saturday voted to push for self-rule in their historic homeland following its annexation by Russia, but remained torn on how to engage with the new authorities. Ethnic Tatars from all over Crimea convened in the town of Bakhchysaray…

Embroiled in political turmoil, Turkey’s leader has declared war on a shadowy enemy, a Muslim cleric he accuses of running a parallel “deep state” from faraway rural Pennsylvania. Out on the campaign trail ahead of Sunday’s local elections, there are…

Russian President Vladimir Putin called his American counterpart Barack Obama to discuss a US proposal for a diplomatic end to the Ukraine crisis while insisting to the United Nations that Moscow had “no intention” of further military action. The White…

A British coroner has recorded an open verdict in the death of Boris Berezovsky, saying he could not prove the Russian oligarch had meant to take his life. The Kremlin insider-turned-critic, 67, was found lying on the floor of the locked bathroom of…

British consumers increased retail spending by 1.7 percent in February from the level in January when they fell more than first thought because of bad weather, official data showed on Thursday. Retail sales, an important indicator of household confidence…

Barack Obama will meet Pope Francis for the first time Thursday for talks on a shared agenda to fight inequality which the US President hopes will help boost support at home. The talks between the first Latin-American pope and first African-American…

Air passengers in Germany faced delays, disruption and hundreds of flight cancellations across the country Thursday as ground staff, baggage handlers and maintenance workers walked out over pay. Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline and hardest hit by…

London equities fell at the start of trading on Thursday following losses on Wall Street as traders remain on edge over the Crimea crisis. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.44 percent to 6,576.05 points in early deals compared with Wednesday’s…