Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely, Denmark says
- 08-Jan-2025
Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a U.S. state, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to take control of the Arctic island. Greenland’s leader held talks on Wednesday with the Danish king in Copenhagen, a day after Trump’s […]
Imran Khan to reveal road map to ‘real independence’ on Aug 13
- 11-Aug-2022
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Thursday said that they will show the nation the road to real independence in their August 13 gathering in Lahore, ARY News reported. Addressing the participants of a convention organized on the occasion of world minorities day PTI Chief Imran Khan said that a small elite has taken […]
AJK elections 2021: PM Imran Khan announces referendum for independent status of Kashmir
- 23-Jul-2021
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government would hold a referendum after the liberation of occupied Kashmir, seeking Kashmiris’ opinion if they wanted to stay with Pakistan or maintain an independent status, ARY NEWS reported. Speaking during an AJK election 2021 rally in Tarar Khal, the prime minister said that the UN […]
Scotland votes to decide the fate of independence movement
- 06-May-2021
Scotland is home to one of the world's most prominent independence movements and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has described this election as the most important in the country's history
Scottish leader says PM Johnson fears democracy over independence issue
- 24-Jan-2021
Scotland voted against independence by 55% to 45% in a 2014 referendum.
ECB’s Draghi worried about Fed’s independence
- 14-Apr-2019
'I’m certainly worried about central bank independence in other countrie'
India grants land ownership rights to refugees who fled Pakistan 70 years ago
- 28-Apr-2018
BANGKOK: Refugees in India’s western state of Maharashtra have been granted land ownership rights 70 years after fleeing what is now Pakistan, when the countries were violently partitioned at independence, officials said. The move is part of a wider push to give more rights to certain refugee groups in different parts of India. About 3 […]
Girl named Independence turns 10 with divided Kosovo
- 14-Feb-2018
PRISTINA: On February 17, 2008, Kosovo’s parliament unanimously endorsed a declaration of independence from Serbia. The same day a baby girl was born: Her family named her Pavaresia, the Albanian word for “independence”. But 10 years on from that historic day, Pavaresia is representative of her country’s youth: she says she has “never met” the […]
Kosovo marks 10 years after independence
- 21-Jan-2018
PRISTINA: The assassination of a prominent Serb politician has cast another dark cloud above Kosovo as it is prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of its independence. Unilaterally declared on February 17, 2008, the independence of Serbia’s breakaway province is recognised by more than 110 countries. But Belgrade and many of the 120,000 members of […]
Canada recognises ‘a united Spain’: official
- 27-Oct-2017
OTTAWA: Canada rejected the Catalan regional government’s unilateral declaration of independence on Friday and urged dialogue between Madrid and the breakaway region of Spain. “In accordance with international legal principles, these decisions must be made within the constitutional framework,” Andrew Leslie, the parliamentary secretary to Canada’s foreign affairs minister, told the Commons. “Given this, Canada […]