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Trump says Brexit a great thing

US presidential candidate Donald Trump says the UK "took back control of their country" while visiting Scotland today.

Republic of North Macedonia

Macedonian 'colour protest' hits FYROM government buildings

World

Interview with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

This week on the Global Conversation, Isabelle Kumar speaks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the state of world affairs and his last six months in office.

World News

Croatian government loses no-confidence vote

A snap election will be called if a new cabinet cannot be formed within 30 days.

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Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine arrange a second prisoner swap

Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners for the second time in less than a month.

World News

Venezuela's Maduro rules out referendum on his presidency

Venezuela’s beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro has ruled out a referendum on his leadership from taking place this year, despite growing opposition protests.

Venezuela

Venezuela: calls for recall vote grow louder as opposition politicians assaulted

Violence, looting, assault and disputes: the situation in the Venezuelan capital becomes increasingly restive.

Venezuela

Violent hunger protests hit Venezuela

Venezuela has been rocked by more violent demonstrations as protesters demanded a recall referendum on President’s Nicolas Maduro’s rule.

Romania

Clotilde Armand - the Frenchwoman trying to change Romanian politics

Clotilde Armand is a French woman aiming to change the face of local politics in Romania in a system marked by corruption.

Austria

Austria's far-right Freedom Party demands presidential vote rerun

Austria's far-right Freedom Party is challenging the result of last month's presidential election claiming numerous irregularities.

Venezuela

Authorities validate petition signatures in first step towards ousting Venezuelan president

Venezuelan security forces used tear gas to block hundreds of opposition protesters on Tuesday.

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Kerry attends "naadam" competition in Mongolia

During a visit to Mongolia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched…

Economy

Brazil: boom to bust story continues as GDP shrinks again

Brazil's economy shrank for the fifth straight quarter between January and March. Agriculture, industry and services all declined amid a political crisis and sweeping bribery scandal.

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Piggy protest in Taiwan parliament

Taiwan’s new premier Lin Chuan failed to give his first administrative report to parliament on Tuesday morning, as members of the opposition Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), took to the stage o

World News

Peru: Tens of thousands hold anti-Fujimori rally ahead of presidential poll

Fujimori – the name triggers strong feelings in Peru, with memories fresh of the country’s disgraced ex-leader, now in jail for corruption and human rights…

World News

Ex-Miss Turkey gets suspended sentence for insulting president

A former Miss Turkey has been given a 14-month suspended jail sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Germany

Turkey warns Germany over vote on Armenian mass killings

Turkey has warned Germany against voting for a parliamentary resolution recognising the mass killings of Armenians as a genocide.

World News

Israel loses second cabinet minister in a week

The inclusion of an ultra-nationalist politician in the governing coalition is having a domino effect on the country's government.

Germany

Germany's carrot and stick approach to refugee integration

German Chancellor Angela Merkel presented her government’s new refugee integration law on Wednesday after a coalition summit in Meseberg in eastern…

Hungary

Russia-Hungary meeting ahead of EU sanctions decision

Budapest has reiterated its resistance to an automatic extension of EU sanctions on Russia.