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		Turkey is celebrating 100 years as a republic. But today’s nation is a long way from 1923’s secular state
		
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	October 31, 2023
Turkey is celebrating 100 years as a republic. But today’s nation is a long way from 1923’s secular state
						CNN  —  Turks on Sunday marked 100 years since the birth of the modern republic, with vibrant fireworks and a…					
				
			
		Sweden closer to NATO membership after Erdogan sends accession protocol to Turkish parliament
		
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	October 24, 2023
Sweden closer to NATO membership after Erdogan sends accession protocol to Turkish parliament
						CNN  —  Sweden inched a step closer to joining NATO on Monday after Turkey’s president sent accession protocols to parliament.…					
				
			
		Pro-Russian politician wins Slovakia’s parliamentary election
		
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	October 1, 2023
Pro-Russian politician wins Slovakia’s parliamentary election
						CNN  —  A party headed by a pro-Kremlin figure came out top after securing more votes than expected in an…					
				
			
		With Kremlin apologist leading the polls, Slovakia vote threatens country’s support for Ukraine
		
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	September 30, 2023
With Kremlin apologist leading the polls, Slovakia vote threatens country’s support for Ukraine
						CNN  —  Slovaks are voting in a parliamentary election on Saturday, a knife-edge vote that could radically reshape Slovakia’s approach…					
				
			
		A NATO country could soon have a pro-Russian leader
		
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	September 29, 2023
A NATO country could soon have a pro-Russian leader
						CNN  —  Slovakia is getting ready to elect its fifth prime minister in just four years, and with Kremlin sympathizer…					
				
			
		NATO chief warns there will be no quick ending to the war in Ukraine
		
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	September 18, 2023
NATO chief warns there will be no quick ending to the war in Ukraine
						CNN  —  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that the war in Ukraine could be long, as Kyiv’s counteroffensive…					
				
			
		Saudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
		
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	August 5, 2023
Saudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
						CNN  —  Saudi Arabia’s ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world’s hottest summer…					
				
			
		Medvedev says Russia could use nuclear weapon if Ukraine’s fightback succeeds in latest threat
		
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	July 31, 2023
Medvedev says Russia could use nuclear weapon if Ukraine’s fightback succeeds in latest threat
						Russia may be forced to use a nuclear weapon if Ukraine’s counteroffensive succeeds, senior Russian official Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday…					
				
			
		Zelensky gets a NATO boost and rockstar’s welcome from crowds in Vilnius
		
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	July 15, 2023
Zelensky gets a NATO boost and rockstar’s welcome from crowds in Vilnius
						CNN  —  Attending a NATO summit in Vilnius on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got huge support from adoring crowds…					
				
			
		Turkey eyes recalibration with the West as Russia’s isolation grows
		
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	July 13, 2023
Turkey eyes recalibration with the West as Russia’s isolation grows
						CNN  —  Hope for Sweden’s imminent entry into the NATO security alliance began to fade on Monday when Turkish President…					
				
			