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No regrets, says Catalan ex-minister on referendum anniversary
No regrets, says Catalan ex-minister on referendum anniversary
by  AFP

Five years after the failed secession push in Catalonia which landed him in jail, Oriol Junqueras remains convinced that defying Spain with a banned independence referendum was the right move. Despite passions running high over independence, the region itself also remains divided, with only 41 percent in favour of separation while 52 percent want to remain in Spain, the latest survey suggested.

Latvia's Russian-speakers fear becoming Ukraine war 'collateral'
Latvia's Russian-speakers fear becoming Ukraine war 'collateral'
by  AFP

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has complicated things for Latvia's Russian-speakers, already caught between an attachment to country versus cultural and linguistic identity and who now fear becoming collateral victims of Moscow's war. - 'Kremlin-friendly fake news' - The Ukraine war has only further complicated things.

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