The European Union on Tuesday urged Turkey to safeguard democracy, hitting back the day after Ankara gave EU ambassadors a dressing down over growing criticism of a massive post-coup crackdown. Turkish EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik warned the ambassadors Monday that relations were “in a very fragile period” as Brussels ...
Eleven people suspected of plotting terror attacks and recruiting for the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group were detained in Albania and neighboring Kosovo, officials said Sunday. Police in Albania said they detained four people on Saturday on suspicion of financing terrorism, recruiting gunmen for ...