Month: June 2016
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Germany’s Bundestag Recognises Armenian Genocide; Admits German Empire’s Partial Responsibility
German Parliament Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Angering Turkey (NEW YORK TIMES) BERLIN — The German Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a symbolic but fraught resolution on Thursday declaring the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 a genocide, escalating tensions with Turkey at a diplomatically delicate juncture. The Turkish government angrily denounced the vote as “null and…