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Belarus: Protests over presidential election continue

Protests against the results of Belarus’ presidential election continued for a fourth day Thursday, the Interior Ministry said.  The unrest is dying down, with fewer people taking to the streets. However, aggression against law enforcement personnel remains high, ministry spokeswoman...

Greece stoking tensions in East Med: Turkish president

Turkey's president on Thursday blamed Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration for increasing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean by excluding Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). "It's not Turkey that is increasing tensions in the Mediterranean, but rather the...

Brexit deal in September: UK chief negotiator

Britain's assessment is that a Brexit agreement can be reached with the European Union in September, the UK chief negotiator David Frost said Thursday ahead of a round of negotiations with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier next week. "As we keep saying, we are not looking for a special or...

Tripoli port readies to fill in for blast-hit Beirut

Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli is readying its harbor to temporarily replace that of Beirut, which was leveled in last week's massive explosion, officials said Thursday. Tripoli port's capacity is smaller than the capital's, through which the vast majority of Lebanon's food and...