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Coffee in Armenia is like beer to Europeans. When you arrive, youll quickly learn that when a new friend invites you out for a drink, they don’t mean a pint of beer. It is almost always a coffee. In homes, cafes, and restaurants, it is predominantly made wit…

ANKARA President RecepTayyipErdoan said the EU needs to decide the future of Ankara-Brussels bonds. The president suggested the EU should halt full EU membership talks if they arent serious and dont want Turkey in the political and economic union. He said T…

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) this week announced the establishment of a new force made up of ethnic Armenians. The SDF is a Kurdish-led multiethnic military alliance that played a key role in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terror grou…

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped his war of words Saturday with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for creating a day of remembrance for the 1915 Armenian "genocide". Macron decided in February to formally to mark the mass killings and fo…

A devastating fire ravaged France’s Notre Dame Cathedral earlier this month, prompting worldwide heartbreak, commitments of rebuilding funds, and a vow to restore the structure from the French president. Meanwhile, the Notre Dame of Cyprus, St. Nicholas Cathe…

ANKARA- Anadolu Agency President Recep Tayyip Erdoan said on April 27 that Turkey's ruling party succeeded in local elections held last month. Every election is an exam, struggle and an opportunity for assessment. We substantially succeeded in the March 31 …

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Its Wednesday, April 25, and heres whats happening across California: No exit: Despite being ousted from the head post at USC and blamed by many for creating a culture of scandal at the school…

Amid the commemoration of Anzac and within weeks of a federal election we are presented with the ultimate example of how our political leaders can skirt what they say they believe in. It has happened elsewhere. In the United States, from Jimmy Carter to Barak…

Kourtney Kardashian marked her 40th birthday last week. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was spotted out and about in Calabasas, California, on Wednesday. She was dressed in a super casual outfit that highlighted her still-youthful figure.  Kourtne…

Who remembers the annihilation of the Armenians? Hitler asked in August 1939. Raphael Lemkin did. In 1944, Lemkin, a Polish-born Jew, published the theory of genocide. Lemkins models were the ongoing genocide of Europes Jews, and the Meds Yeghern, the Great C…