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Bosnian Serbs are closest yet to seceding

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BOSNIA

Dodik’s latest threat to break up Bosnia.

Iraqi Kurdish referendum will go ahead on time

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IRAQ

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) plans to hold the poll in all Kurdish-controlled areas of the country, including territories disputed with Baghdad. Although the vote is…

Poll win will boost premier of Azerbaijan secession

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AZERBAIJAN

The parliamentary election in Nagorno-Karabakh.

New Iraqi offensive may crush Kurdish hopes

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IRAQ

His statement, made in Iran shortly after a visit to Turkey -- two countries strongly opposed to Kurdish secession -- implicitly rejects an offer made yesterday by the Kurdistan…

Ghana's Akufo-Addo holds poll advantage over old foe

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GHANA

This is the third time Akufo-Addo and Mahama have faced each other: Akufo-Addo lost to Mahama in 2012 but won in 2016. The appearance of two well-known candidates may contribute…

Banned vote sets Catalonia on independence path

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SPAIN

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said his government would “act at the end of this week or the beginning of next”, after more than 2 million Catalans voted for independence on…

Islamisation of Malaysian politics will grow

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MALAYSIA

The victories indicate that Prime Minister Najib Razak's recent political troubles, especially surrounding 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), are not hampering the BN…

Bosnia’s unresolved divisions will impede joining EU

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BOSNIA

The Council declared Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) a potential EU member in June 2003, but withheld candidate status until end-2022. The 1995 Dayton peace agreement reconstituted BiH…

Critics will contest Ethiopia’s identity issues body

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia's identities and boundaries commission.

Sarawak election will boost autonomy demands

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MALAYSIA

Chief Minister Adenan Satem dissolved the state's legislative assembly on April 11, in advance of an election by early May.