Independence

Europe News

Zelenskyy marks National Flag Day as Russian attacks continue

Ukrainian flags were raised above government buildings nationwide to mark National Flag Day, commemorating the push for independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

23/08/2025

World News

New Caledonia to become a 'state', but will remain French

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the agreement as 'historic'. But it stops short of full independence sought by Indigenous Kanaks.

13/07/2025

Europe News

Greenland's Inuit reclaim identity amid growing independence debate

During colonial rule, Denmark enforced assimilation policies, unofficially banning the Inuit language, forced sterilisations and removing children from their families to be placed in Danish homes. Policies which left Greenlanders bitter.

23/03/2025

Europe News

Greenland votes amid Trump controversy over US ambitions

Polls opened on Tuesday for Greenlanders to elect their 31 lawmakers who will shape policy on the strategic island in the North Atlantic.

11/03/2025

Europe News

What are the main parties in Greenland's upcoming elections?

Amid concerns about foreign interference and demands that Greenlanders must control their own destiny, the island’s PM called an early parliamentary election, set for Tuesday.

10/03/2025

Bangladesh

Protesters destroy home of Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

The building in the capital of Dhaka was gutted while the country's recently-deposed prime minister gave a fiery social media speech from exile in India.

06/02/2025

Europe News

Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark

The self-governing Danish territory has been in the spotlight since US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his wish to buy the island.

03/01/2025

World News

Kosovo to open first state-financed ammunition factory

Kosovo plans to develop its military industry and transition its security forces into an army by 2028, despite tensions with Serbia and mixed NATO signals.

05/12/2024

Timor-Leste

Pope calls for protection of young people during visit to Timor-Leste

It is an indirect acknowledgment of the abuse scandal involving Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo.

10/09/2024

Europe News

France lifts state of emergency in New Caledonia to open negotiations

French President Emmanuel Macron has lifted the state of emergency in the Pacific territory in order to open a political dialogue after days of unrest which left seven people dead.

27/05/2024

Poland

Poland marks 105 years since regaining independence after World War I

The Independence Day holiday celebrates the restoration of Poland’s national sovereignty in 1918, at the end of World War I and after 123 years of rule by Prussia, Austria and Russia.

12/11/2023

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Thousands of right wingers protest outside Spain's acting PM's office

The protestors are furious that acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to grant an amnesty to pro-independence campaigners from Catalonia.

08/11/2023

France

Macron offers Corsica autonomy 'without disengagement from the state'

In a speech to the Corsican Regional Assembly, Emmanuel Macron proposed a constitutional text to build Corsican autonomy within the French State.

28/09/2023

Europe News

Ukraine marks Independence Day with sadness but a determination

Ukraine marked on Thursday its second Independence Day since Russia’s illegal invasion with families of fallen soldiers remembering their loved ones and the government vowing to keep up the fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces.

24/08/2023

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WATCH: Indonesians parade 100-metre flag ahead of Independence Day

Indonesians take part in a parade where a 100-meter-long flag was showcased in Bogor, in the West Java province, ahead of the upcoming Independence Day, which falls on Aug 17.

13/08/2023

United Kingdom

Life with mum and dad: More UK adults still living with their parents

Nearly five million Brits are still living with mum and dad, a statistical agency has found.

10/05/2023