Independence or Restoration? Self-government but not independence. The disappeared.

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Sen. John McCain, American ‘maverick’ and Arizona political giant, dies at age 81

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Pentagon: Manbij residents to govern Manbij

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Kurdish prisoner in Turkey loses his life in prison due to health conditions

Ezidis concerned over return of families involved in Islamic State’s Shingal massacre

Yazidis seek church asylum as Europe’s empathy for refugees wanes

Ambazonian President: We declared ‘restoration’ of our independence

Palau joins international biodiversity agreement

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Poverty Among Berber Families in Morocco

To counter China, West plans bigger footprint in Pacific – sources

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Pro-Biafra women protesters regain freedom

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Indigenous People of Biafra Declare Sit-At-Home In Protest Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Disappearance

Biafra agitators raise the alarm over Operation Python Dance 3

13 ethnic Somalis killed in Oromia: Ethiopia troops accused of negligence

Ethiopia’s reforming prime minister runs into a roadblock of ethnic unrest

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Serbia, Kosovo presidents broach border changes for historic deal

Serbia and Kosovo May Be Ready to End Their Feud

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Volatile Kashmir marred by protests over citizenship rights law

Equatorial Guinea MPs can travel only if authorized by president’s son

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U.N. accuses Nicaragua government of widespread rights violations

Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says

Germany returns skulls of Namibian genocide victims

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US ends all funding for UN’s Palestine refugee agency

Nauru attends South Ossetia independence events

The Toll of Putin’s Wars

Prominent Ukrainian Historian Found Dead With Stab Wounds

Russia Opens a New Front in Its War Against Ukraine: the Sea of Azov

Russia turns to politically-motivated excavations to rewrite history of Soviet Terror after jailing one of its main historians

The European Court of Human Rights’ politically-motivated denial of justice for Oleg Sentsov

Lech Walesa nominates Oleg Sentsov for Nobel Peace Prize

Russia occupies Crimea and deports Ukrainians for refusing Russian citizenship

Russian FSB comes for Ukrainian Cultural Centre activist in occupied Crimea

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BAROTSELAND: Independence or Restoration?

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Protesters attack journalist at demonstration against yellow ribbons

Catalan literature in demand around the world

Spanish president offers Catalonia vote on self-government but not independence

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