1956 October 23 – November 10: Hungarian Revolution
1964 October 24: Zambia Independence Day
1955 October 26: Austrian National Day
1979 October 27: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day
1991 October 27: Turkmenistan Independence Day
1918 October 28: Independent Czechoslovak State Day
1923 October 29: Republic Day of Turkey
1981 November 1: Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day
1978 November 3: Dominica Independence Day
1903 November 3: Panama Independence Day
1953 November 9: Cambodia Independence Day
1975 November 11: Angola Independence Day
1918 November 11: National Independence Day in Poland
1965 November 11: Rhodesia Independence Day
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The ongoing plight of the Yazidis
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Australian State Enacts Landmark Laws to Revive Aboriginal Languages
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Ukrainian citizens turned into ‘foreign nationals’ in Russian-occupied Crimea
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Kazakhstan to change from Cyrillic to Latin alphabet
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Jacinda Ardern sworn in as New Zealand PM, promising ’empathetic’ government
Māori MPs secure 18 ministerial portfolios
Māori attorney to represent California tribe
New Zealand to ban foreign buyers snapping up existing homes
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Liechtenstein: Europe’s Richest Royal Gets Richer as Family Bank Lures Wealthy
New Caledonia march for automatic Kanak voter enrolment in next year’s independence referendum
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Sinn Féin MLA, Linda Dillon, to visit Basque Country to share experiences of Irish peace process
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Georgian gov’t creates state program to protect and develop Abkhazian language
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IMF calls on Croatia to speed up reforms
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Nobel prize-winning economist makes the case for Scottish independence in the EU
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Scottish Government ‘respects’ Catalan independence decision
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Singapore Claims the Title of World’s Most Powerful Passport
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Luxembourg has lowest share of female managers across EU
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Somaliland, Khatumo sign historic national unity deal
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U.S. House passes sanctions on Iran-backed Hezbollah
Hezbollah says U.S. sanctions aim to stir unrest in Lebanon
Art exhibit in Lebanon takes on civil war’s old wounds
Balfour Declaration Promised Lebanon and Jordan to the Jews, Too
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Brexit drives Belgium to set up English-language commerce court
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EU prolongs sanctions against Burundi officials
Burundi rebel leaders ‘extradited from Tanzania’
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Ending child marriage in West and Central Africa could take 100 years, warns UNICEF
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Chad gold mine clash leaves 10 dead
Explosion kills three Chadian U.N. peacekeepers in northern Mali
Armenia, a campaign to end violence against children
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Jamaica shuns Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing
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Is Jordan likely to change ‘sexist’ nationality law?
Election complaints overshadow Liberia presidential runoff
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India to open talks with all parties in disputed Jammu and Kashmir
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Albania parliament lifts ex-minister’s immunity for drug trafficking probe
Communist Albania Saw Increased Abortions, Infant Mortality
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Lithuanian court convicts man for public approval of Soviet crimes