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Migrants stand behind a fence at the Nizip refugee camp in Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, April 23, 2016. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top European Union officials, under pressure to reassess a migrant deportation deal with Turkey, are traveling close to Turkey's border with Syria on Saturday in a bid to bolster the troubled agreement. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Merkel arrives in Turkey amid criticism over migrants deal

By BERZA SIMSEK and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron walk from 10 Downing Street, London after a meeting Friday, April, 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Obama warns British over leaving European Union

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 photo, US President Barack Obama speaks about the Paris climate agreement from the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. About 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday, April 22, 2016, in a symbolic triumph for a landmark deal that once seemed unlikely but now appears on track to enter into force years ahead of schedule. The U.S. and China, which together account for nearly 40 percent of global emissions, have said they intend to formally join the agreement this year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Obama lobbies Britons on benefits of European Union

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Greek Prime Minister's office on Saturday, April 16, 2016, Pope Francis, left, is escorted by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, during a visit on the Greek island of Lesbos. Pope Francis implored Europe on Saturday to respond to the migrant crisis on its shores "in a way that is worthy of our common humanity," during an emotional and provocative trip to Greece. (Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Pope Francis brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe

By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicole Winfield and Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, file photo, Belgium's Minister for Mobility Jacqueline Galant, arrives for an emergency meeting in Paris, France. Belgium's transport minister Jacqueline Galant resigned on Friday, April 15, 2016, after a secret European Union report detailing lapses in airport security oversight was leaked in the wake of the March 22 bombings at Brussels Airport and subway. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Jacqueline Galant, Belgian transport minister, resigns after airport security criticized

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

President Barack Obama meets with Britain's Prince William in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Britain offended by Obama pressure to stay in EU: ‘Sort of 1776 in reverse’

By Benjamin Plackett and Dominic Hinde - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on jihadi attacks on the EU by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

FRED GEDRICH: Jihadism must be confronted in the West

By Fred Gedrich

As emergency workers sorted through the damaged terminal at the Brussels airport on Wednesday, Belgian authorities were searching for a top suspect in the country's deadliest attacks in decades. (Associated Press)

Brussels attacks raise fresh concerns about EU’s open borders

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Bad Deal Between European Union and Turkey Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: EU immigration pact with Turkey won’t solve problems

By Jed Babbin

Upcoming Macedonian Election Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JASON KATZ: Why a stable Macedonia matters

By Jason Katz

A woman hangs clothing to dry at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Thursday, March 17, 2016. Leaders of the EU's 28 divided nations plan to reconvene in Brussels this week in hopes of ironing out disagreements on a proposed agreement with Turkey in the migrants crisis. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

EU leaders push on with contested Turkey migrant plan

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

A boy untangles a Spiderman doll caught in the razor wire around the fence between Greece and Macedonia at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

EU leaders to press Turkey, back Greece at migrant summit

By Lorne Cook and Raf Casert - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks out of her car window as she arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 7, 2016. European Union leaders are holding a summit in Brussels on Monday with Turkey to discuss the current migration crisis. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Angela Merkel, German chancellor, sees difficult migrant summit

The Washington Times

Riot police try to enter the headquarters of Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper Zaman in Istanbul, early Saturday, March 5, 2016. The police raid came hours after a court placed it under the management of trustees on Friday. The move against the paper, which is linked to an opposition cleric, heightened concerns over deteriorating press freedoms in the country. (AP Photo)

EU pressured to take stance over Turkish media right erosion

By Carl Amari and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

The opposition set up tents in front of the government building in Pristina, Kosovo, to continue protests to bring down the government. The protests decry EU-brokered deals with Serbia and Montenegro, which they say breach Kosovo's constitution. (Valerie Plesch/The Washington Times)

Kosovo erupts in chaos as opposition pushes more Serbian power

By Valerie Plesch - Special to The Washington Times

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WESLEY PRUDEN: Donald Trump phenomenon spreads to Britain

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a statement in Downing Street in London, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Cameron said Saturday a historic referendum on whether to stay in the European Union will be held on June 23. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

David Cameron: Britain’s referendum on EU membership to be June 23

By Gregory Katz - Associated Press

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Cameron faces tough new talks with European partners after through-the-night meetings failed to make much progress on his demands for a less intrusive European Union. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

David Cameron returns for more talks on EU future

Associated Press

Alexander Lukashenko, the 61-year-old president of Belarus who has been in power since 1994, won a fifth term. (Associated Press)

Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus wins EU concessions despite ‘dismal’ human rights record

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Clouds have grown increasingly ominous ahead of the vote Thursday that could give Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has held power for 30 years, another five-year term. (Associated Press)

Yoweri Museveni’s bid to extend 30-year rule in Uganda latest test of African democracy

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times