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Catalonia’s regional government plans for independence

Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont has set today as the deadline to establish structures and institutions…

Brazilians to protest government cutbacks

A federation of Brazilian labour unions has announced that it will shut down a number…

Athens / conspiracy of fire nuclei
From financial crisis to extremism: political violence in Greece

Athens is struggling to deal with rising extremism fueled by the economic crisis.

Friday, June 30

BRAZILIANS AGAINST AUSTERITY MILLIONS EXPECTED TO PROTEST TEMER’S REFORM AGENDA A federation of Brazilian labour unions…

NATO defence ministers discuss counterterrorism in Brussels

NATO defence ministers gather today in Brussels to follow through on their leader’s commitments made…

Xi visits Hong Kong ahead of handover anniversary

Xi Jinping will make his first presidential visit to Hong Kong today ahead of the…

Northern Ireland deadline looms as Westminster votes on Queen’s Speech

Today is the deadline for Northern Ireland’s two main parties—nationalist Sinn Fein and the pro-union…

South Korea’s Moon meets Trump at White House

Less than two months into the job, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in will visit the White…

Thursday, June 29

NORTHERN IRELAND’S KINGMAKERS DUP EXERTS INFLUENCE IN STORMONT, WESTMINSTER Today is the deadline for Northern…

Ethnic tensions in Nepal’s municipal elections

163,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of Nepal’s controversial second-round municipal…