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YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia on Tuesday praised the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as “genocide”, a move denounced by Turkey as “null and void”. “I salute the historic U.S. Cong…

(ISTANBUL) — Turkey on Wednesday condemned two resolutions passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that symbolize deteriorating Turkish-American relations. Addressing his ruling party, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wouldn’t recognize the…

A true acknowledgement of historical crimes against humanity must include both the heinous genocides of the 20th century, along with earlier mass slaughters like the transatlantic slave trade and Native American genocide, she said.  Ms Omar met with Mr Erdoa…

Relations between Turkey and the US are at a low point, despite Donald Trump's praise for the country - AP Turkey summoned the US ambassador on Wednesday in protest at votes in Congress to recognise the Turkish genocide against Armenians and to sanction Anka…

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The U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David M. Satterfield | Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images Turkey has summoned the U.S. ambassador after lawmakers in Washington voted to recognize Ottoman-era mass killings of Armenians as a genocide and called for sanctions agains…

Armenians have rejoiced over the historic vote in the US House of Representatives that recognised as "genocide" mass killings of ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a century ago. Yesterday, the US House passed a resolution officially recognising the "Arm…

Turkey's foreign ministry said it summoned U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield over two resolutions passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Turkish ministry said in a statement early Wednesday that it rejects the nonbinding House resolution to recogni…

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador for a dressing down Wednesday, following two votes in the House of Representatives relating to Turkey. Turkey called in US Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield in response to the two House measures, whic…

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (29 October) to recognise the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as a genocide, a symbolic but historic vote instantly denounced by Turkey. The Democratic-controlled House voted 405-11 in …