SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoywaspoisedFridaytoventureintoseparatistterritory,dueinBarcelonafreshfromyetanotherchallengebyCatalonia'spro-independenceleaderswh
AnkarawelcomedanIraqiparliamentmovetorejectareferendumonKurdishindependenceandwarnedthesemi-autonomousKurdishregionthatinsistingontheplebiscitewouldhaveacost,th
Iraq’sKurdsvotethismonthonwhetherornottheysupportindependencefortheirenclaveinthecountry’snorth,asteptowardtheirlong-helddreamofstatehood.Theoutcome,almostcerta
Madrid'slatestattempttoblockCatalan'sindependencevote–thatithasalreadydeemedillegal–hasbeentosummontheover-700Catalanmayorswhosupportedthereferendum.Officialsen
TheIraqiparliamentvotedonTuesdaytoopposeanindependencereferendumplannedbyIraqiKurdishleadersforlaterthismonth,promptingawalkoutbyKurdishlawmakers.SpeakerSalimal
UptoamillionCatalanshavegatheredinBarcelonatocallforindependencelessthanthreeweeksbeforetheregionisduetoholdavoteonwhethertobreakawayfromSpain.Forthesixthsucces
SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyvowedThursdaytoblockanindependencereferenduminCataloniaslatedforOctober1whichhebrandedan"intolerableactofdisobedience".ButCatala
Catalonia'sregionalparliamentpassedalawWednesdaypavingthewayforanindependencereferendumonOctober1whichisfiercelyopposedbyMadrid,settingacourseforSpain'sdeepestp
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.
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.
Iraq'sKurdistanRegionalGovernment(KRG)hasannouncedplanstoholdareferendumonSeptember25,todecidewhetherornottheautonomousregionshouldsecedefromIraq.TheBaghdadcent
TheRightToBeHeardprojecthasaskedIndigenouscommunitiesfortheirreflectionsonthisweekend’s50thanniversaryofthereferendumthatformallyrecognisedtheirexistence.Portra
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.