Catalonia referendum: Spanish state poised to seize Catalan finances
The Spanish government has given the regional government in Catalonia 48 hours to abandon “illegal” referendum plans or lose budgetary pow
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US urges China to use oil leverage on N/Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said it is “very difficult” to get China to agree to an oil embargo on North Korea, but he is hope
18 dead as thousands flee clashes in Somali, Oromo regions
Thousands of people are fleeing Ethiopia’s Somali region following clashes in recent days. Eighteen people are confirmed dead following protests
Mugabe kicks off voter registration ahead of 2018 poll
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace Mugabe have become the first people to register as voters ahead of next year’s elect
Huge war games launched in Belarus
Russia and Belarus have launched a large-scale joint military exercise, called Zapad-2017, which has made nearby Nato countries nervous. It is one of