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A Turkish police officer patrols the dock, backdropped by the drilling ship 'Yavuz' scheduled to be dispatched to the Mediterranean, at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Turkish officials say the drillship Yavuz will be dispatched to an area off Cyprus to drill for gas. Another drillship, the Fatih, is now drilling off Cyprus' west coast at a distance of approximately 40 miles in waters where the east Mediterranean island nation has exclusive economic rights. The Cyprus government says Turkey's actions contravene international law and violate Cypriot sovereign rights. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey’s Erdogan: The Neo-Ottoman

By Constantinos Papalucas

A man watches newly elected parliament members attending the new European Parliament first session in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday July 2, 2019. EU voters turned out in numbers not seen in two decades for European Parliament elections in May, showing a renewed interest in the bloc's future after years marked by battles over Brexit and the continent's migrant crisis. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Protests mar opening of European Parliament’s new session

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Libyan Red Crescent workers recover migrants bodies after an airstrike at a detention center in Tajoura, east of Tripoli Wednesday, July 3, 2019. An airstrike hit the detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

Airstrike hits migrant detention center in Libya; at least 40 killed

By Rami Musa and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

An EU flag flaps in the wind as the sun rises during an all night negotiating session at an EU summit in Brussels, Monday, July 1, 2019. European Union leaders participated in another marathon session of talks desperately seeking a breakthrough in a diplomatic fight over who should be picked for a half dozen of jobs at the top of EU institutions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU summit suspended amid deadlock over top job candidates

By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Journalists rest during a late night negotiating session at an EU summit in Brussels, Monday, July 1, 2019. European Union leaders participated in another marathon session of talks desperately seeking a breakthrough in a diplomatic fight over who should be picked for a half dozen of jobs at the top of EU institutions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

The Latest: Merkel backs extra time for EU’s top jobs

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FILE - In this two photo file combo image, Jeremy Hunt, left, and Boris Johnson, right, who are the final two contenders for leadership of the Conservative Party, Thursday June 20, 2019. Following elimination votes Britain's Conservative Party members will vote for the final two contenders with the winner due to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. (AP Photo FILE/Matt Dunham, Frank Augstein)

UK Treasury chief warns Tory contenders on spending promises

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Migrants detained in Libya, caught in crossfire, seek aid

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

Britain's Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson during a visit to Portsmouth, England, Thursday June 27, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, face election by party members of Britain's Conservative Party with the winner due to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and prime minister. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP)

U.K. elections, referendums only exacerbate divisions, confusion

By Benjamin Plackett - Special to The Washington Times

Vietnam, European Union sign free trade agreement

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In this photo released on May 11, 2014, by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Third of Khordad air defense system is displayed while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits an exhibition of achievements of Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division, in Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone Thursday, June 20, 2019, in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid tensions over Tehran's unraveling nuclear deal with world powers. Iran said it has used its air defense system known as Third of Khordad to shoot down the drone — a truck-based missile system that can fire up to 18 miles (30 kilometers) into the sky. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

The Latest: EU nations aim to keep Iran atomic deal on track

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President Donald Trump, right, leans over to talk to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a G-20 summit event on women's empowerment in Osaka, Japan, in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. Ivanka Trump is in the middle. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Abe’s G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks, tweets

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks with the media as he leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, June 21, 2019. EU leaders concluded a two-day summit on Friday in which they discussed, among other issues, the euro-area. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

The Latest: EU hails new trade deal with Mercosur

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FILE - In this July 14, 2017 file photo, Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie attends a meeting at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. The Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday, June 28, 2019, that South America’s Mercosur trade bloc has struck a “strategic association” trade deal with the European Union, clinched in the Belgian capital of Brussels following two decades of negotiations. The Mercosur bloc includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

EU, South American bloc strike long-sought free trade deal

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Albanian prime minister Edi Rama thanks his supporters during the last election rally in Vlora, southern Albania, Friday, June 28, 2019. Abania's municipal elections don't normally provoke much interest beyond the country's border, but the holding of this weekend's vote — or failure to do so — appears decisive for the tiny Western Balkan country in its bid to start full membership negotiations with the European Union. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Albania’s local election is a test for its democracy

By LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

In this image taken late Thursday, June 27, 2019 and made available Friday, June 28, 2019, a migrant on a stretcher is carried onto an Italian Coast Guard boat from the German Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship in Italian waters off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy. The German captain Carola Rackete brought the ship into Italian waters without permission out of necessity, citing both the psychological state of the rescued passengers and the worsening humanitarian conditions on board. (Till Egen/Sea-Watch.org via AP)

Italy: Several EU nations agree to take migrants from ship

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EU legal expert criticizes Polish justice independence

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EU to stage war games to prepare for hybrid threats

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Carmaker PSA: work at UK plant depends on Brexit deal

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the start of their talks at a hotel in Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, June 27, 2019, ahead of the G-20 Summit. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP)

Clash between liberal, authoritarian values at G20 summit

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 2, 2019, file photo Mark Carney the Governor of the Bank of England speaks during an Inflation Report Press Conference at the Bank of England in the City of London. The Bank of England is open to the idea of letting new payment services such as Facebook's upcoming Libra hold funds with the central bank, Carney said Thursday, June 20. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

Bank of England’s Carney hints at stimulus in no-deal Brexit

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press