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The controversial Queen Frederica: What she wrote in her diary from the Civil War to the dictatorship

Queen Frederica was one of the most controversial figures in modern Greek history. Even after her death in 1981—unintentionally, of course—she managed to divide the country’s political world

Nicolae Ceaușescu: His life, rule, and the execution of Romania’s ‘tyrant’

The rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania, alongside his wife Elena, and the policies that led the country to extreme poverty – the overthrow, the couple’s arrest, their expedited trial, and execution

Heavy losses on the Turkish stock market and the lira after Imamoglu’s arrest – Trading suspended

The Borsa Istanbul 100 index fell 6.9% at the opening - 10-year government bonds fell - Turkish lira fell more than 5% against the dollar

Chile: Mother reunited with daughter taken from her during Pinochet’s dictatorship – Watch video

After 40 years Edita Bishama found her daughter - She was taken a few days after her birth and sent for adoption abroad - Over 20,000 children were forcibly removed from their parents

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