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Spanish PM due in Catalonia after fresh separatist challenge

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoywaspoisedFridaytoventureintoseparatistterritory,dueinBarcelonafreshfromyetanotherchallengebyCatalonia'spro-independenceleaderswh

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Turkey warns Iraqi Kurdish referendum move will have a cost

AnkarawelcomedanIraqiparliamentmovetorejectareferendumonKurdishindependenceandwarnedthesemi-autonomousKurdishregionthatinsistingontheplebiscitewouldhaveacost,th

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Iraqi Kurds to vote on independence despite region’s fears

Iraq’sKurdsvotethismonthonwhetherornottheysupportindependencefortheirenclaveinthecountry’snorth,asteptowardtheirlong-helddreamofstatehood.Theoutcome,almostcerta

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Spain summons over 700 Catalan mayors to court on independence vote

Madrid'slatestattempttoblockCatalan'sindependencevote–thatithasalreadydeemedillegal–hasbeentosummontheover-700Catalanmayorswhosupportedthereferendum.Officialsen

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Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish independence referendum

TheIraqiparliamentvotedonTuesdaytoopposeanindependencereferendumplannedbyIraqiKurdishleadersforlaterthismonth,promptingawalkoutbyKurdishlawmakers.SpeakerSalimal

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One million Catalans march for independence on region's national day

UptoamillionCatalanshavegatheredinBarcelonatocallforindependencelessthanthreeweeksbeforetheregionisduetoholdavoteonwhethertobreakawayfromSpain.Forthesixthsucces

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Madrid seeks to block Catalonia independence bid

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyvowedThursdaytoblockanindependencereferenduminCataloniaslatedforOctober1whichhebrandedan"intolerableactofdisobedience".ButCatala

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Catalonia launches its independence challenge against Spain

Catalonia'sregionalparliamentpassedalawWednesdaypavingthewayforanindependencereferendumonOctober1whichisfiercelyopposedbyMadrid,settingacourseforSpain'sdeepestp

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Iraq's Kurds stick to independence vote despite U.S. request to postpone

Iraq's Kurds are sticking to a plan to hold an independence referendum on Sept. 25, despite a U.S. request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official told Reuters on Saturday.

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Iraq, Turkey and US voice concerns over Kurdish independence referendum

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced plans to hold a referendum on September 25, to decide whether or not the autonomous region should secede from Iraq. The Baghdad central government, countries across the Middle East, Turkey and even the US have criticized the referendum plan.

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Iraq, Turkey and US voice concerns over Kurdish independence referendum

Iraq'sKurdistanRegionalGovernment(KRG)hasannouncedplanstoholdareferendumonSeptember25,todecidewhetherornottheautonomousregionshouldsecedefromIraq.TheBaghdadcent

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'Hear us': Australia's Indigenous voices speak out

TheRightToBeHeardprojecthasaskedIndigenouscommunitiesfortheirreflectionsonthisweekend’s50thanniversaryofthereferendumthatformallyrecognisedtheirexistence.Portra

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Scottish independence vote may be decided 'within weeks': Sturgeon ally

A decision on calling a new Scottish independence referendum could be made within weeks, said a Scottish Greens lawmaker whose party is a key ally of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

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Renzi to resign after referendum rout, leaving Italy in limbo

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Monday that he would resign after suffering a resounding defeat in a referendum over constitutional reform, leaving the euro zone's third-largest economy in political limbo.

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New Dutch referendum looms targeting EU-Canada pact

Dutch activists said on Saturday they have garnered nearly two-thirds of the signatures needed to force the government to hold a referendum on the new EU-Canada trade pact, in what may prove a fresh setback to the deal.

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British PM warns MPs against blocking Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday not to block Brexit, after the High Court ruled that she cannot start the process of leaving the European Union without parliament's approval.

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Turkey's ruling party heats up shift to presidential system

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will resume work for constitutional transition to a presidential system that will expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.