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In a press release published on Thursday, the Spanish Government said it will trigger the suspension of Catalonia’s political autonomy on Saturday after the region missed a deadline to clarify an ambiguous declaration of independence.
Madrid had issued the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont until 10.30am CET on Thursday to clear-up whether Catalonia had declared its intention to split from Spain.
Final assault on Raqqa against some 300 hardcore ISIS extremists mounting a last stand in the group’s de facto Syrian capital. The US backed militias have carried out intense campaign against the ISIS fighters, a war that has completely razed down the whole city.
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16th BRICS summit: a test of Moscow's influence in world affairs
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Global South experts see BRICS expansion as positive
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South Africa asks Taiwan to move de facto embassy out of Pretoria
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Egypt, Spain renew calls for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon
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Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant
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Tibetans protest outside China's embassy in India