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Migrants are trying to cross into Greece after Turkey made good on its threat to open its border.
A video surfaced on social media that appeared to show a Greek coast guard boat intimidating a dinghy full of migrants by passing close by at high speed. A child drowned after the dinghy capsized.
The child's death was the first since thousands of migrants began massing at the frontiers with Greece over the weekend after Turkey eased restrictions on those wishing to cross to Europe.
The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after 33 Turkish troops were killed in an airstrike blamed on the Syrian government, and a new wave of refugees…
Scores of migrants began converging on Turkey's border with Greece seeking entry into Europe after Turkey said it was “no longer able to hold refugees.”…
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