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1975 June 25: Mozambique Independence Day
June 26: Crimean Tatar National Flag Day
1960 June 26: Madagascar Independence Day
1977 June 27: Djibouti Independence Day
1976 June 29: Seychelles Independence Day
1960 June 30: Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day
1962 July 1: Independence Day of Burundi
1997 July 1: Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
1962 July 1: Rwanda Independence Day
1960 July 1: Somalia Independence Day
1971 July 1: West Papua Day of Resistance
1998 July 1: Biak Massacre, West Papua
1776 July 4: United States Independence Day
1962 July 5: Algeria Independence Day
1975 July 5: Cape Verde Independence Day
1811 July 5: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence
1975 July 6: Comoros Independence Day
1253 July 6: Crowning of King MINDAUGAS – Day of Statehood in Lithuania
1964 July 6: Malawi Independence Day
1978 July 7: Solomon Islands Independence Day
1816 July 9: Argentina Independence Day
2011 July 9: South Sudan Independence Day
1973 July 10: Bahamas Independence Day
1979 July 12: Kiribati Independence Day
1975 July 12: São Tomé and Príncipe Independence Day
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Nicola Sturgeon appoints new generation of SNP ministers
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Baltic states to decouple power grids from Russia, link to EU by 2025
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New Spain PM to move Catalan, Basque prisoners closer to home
Not everyone is in awe of Spain’s new progressive government
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How Equatorial Guinea became the only Spanish speaking country in Africa
Being Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Is a Crime in These Places
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EU divided over Balkan accession as NATO says Macedonia welcome
Comoros: 3 opposition leaders arrested during anti-referendum protest
EU, Canada sanction Myanmar generals over Rohingya; Myanmar says two are fired
Moscow still refuses to recognize Soviet genocide of Ingermanlanders
Journalist Charged For ‘Attending’ Anti-Putin Protest in Tatarstan
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EU subsidy fraud in Slovakia: The dirty fight for arable land
MEPs back process that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights
Australia and Vanuatu to negotiate security pact to head off China expansion
Catalan secessionists cut formal ties with Spanish monarchy
Six Catalan delegations abroad reopened
Sagrada Familia, ninth most Instagrammed tourist site in Europe
Torra in Washington pledges to work until Republic is “internationally recognized”
Indictment for pro-independence leaders confirmed
Spanish president rejects agreed referendum for Catalonia
Catalan police heads to face trial for sedition
Catalan president walks out of US reception calling Spanish ambassador’s speech ‘offensive’
Spain uses European arrest warrants ‘disproportionately,’ says Fair Trials
Documentary makes the case for jailed Catalan activists
Exiled Catalan leader gets Swiss residence permit for five years
Puigdemont government ordered to pay €2.13m for October 1, 2017 independence referendum
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Kosovo and Albania collect money for fined Swiss players
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Uyghur Friendship Group Holds First Event in the European Parliament
Chinese firms cash in on Xinjiang’s growing police state
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Maldives exiled former president abandons presidential bid
Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture and execution
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South Sudan foes in new peace talks to end deadly war
UN top court begins hearing Qatar lawsuit against UAE
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How Ortega has stayed in power in Nicaragua
Kuwait’s economy shrinking for fourth year in a row
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Grenada’s new Parliament building opens
UN Rights Rapporteur Laments Lack Of Improvement In ‘Kafkaesque’ Belarus
‘Worst Human Traffickers’ Include Russia, Belarus, Iran, Turkmenistan
New Caledonian politicians head to Paris for independence referendum talks
New Caledonia independence referendum preparations going well – UN
French PM presses for dialogue in New Caledonia ahead of referendum
France to hold summit with Pacific Island countries in French Polynesia
Ex Vatican diplomat found guilty of possessing child pornography
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Trying To Stop Suicide: Guyana Aims To Bring Down Its High Rate
Baloch activists hold anti-China protest to oppose CPEC project in Balochistan
Baloch Liberation Army appeals to Baloch nation to boycott Pak polls
Balochistan: Enforced-disappearances continue unabated in different regions
World Sindhi Congress protests in U.S. against enforced disappearances in Pakistan
West Papua Liberation Army behind deadly Nduga attack
New Zealand’s Silence on West Papua’s ‘Slow Genocide’
Hawaii’s quest for a new type of independence
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returns home from hospital with new baby
Multilingualism online: “Language barriers are a major challenge”
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