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In a direct refutation of the repeated objections of the Trump administration this Thursday, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. As USA Today points out, the historic move will likely complicate US-Turkey relations s…

(CNN)The White House asked Sen. Kevin Cramer to block a motion calling the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a "genocide" and the North Dakota Republican complied, Cramer told CNN on Thursday. The White House approached Cramer's foreign affairs…

WASHINGTON - Republican Senator Kevin Cramer prevented the U.S. Senate from voting Thursday on a resolution that would recognize as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying it was not an appropriate time to pass legislation that would a…

WASHINGTON (AP) A Republican senator blocked a resolution Thursday that would recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide. North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer said he blocked the resolution at the request of the White House…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Kevin Cramer prevented the U.S. Senate from voting on a resolution on Thursday that would recognize as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying it was not an appropriate time to pass legislation…

The White House on Thursday asked Senator Kevin Cramer (R., N.D.) to block a vote on a bill that would recognize the Armenian genocide, according to Axios. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R., Texas), who have already…

Özge Erikar - ISTANBUL An executive of the Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian (Üç Horan) Church Foundation in Istanbuls Beyolu district has applied to a court against the election process of the new Armenian Patriarch in Istanbul, claiming that candidates serving th…

This article first appeared here on ForeignPolicy.com on November 16, 2019.  That was it? What am I missing? It has been a few days since President Donald Trump hosted his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the White House, and I am stil…

ISTANBUL A military funeral ceremony was held in Istanbul's Meryem Ana (Virgin Mary) Armenian Church on Nov. 29 for a veteran of Armenian descent who fought in the ranks of the Turkish Armed Forces during the Korean War. For the ceremony, Governor of Istanb…