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Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 20191510

Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an

Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies4th February 20195th February 2019

4th February 20195th February 20191730

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American

UK outraged at EU’s Gibraltar ‘colony’ reference

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies1st February 20195th February 2019

1st February 20195th February 20191983

Britain and Gibraltar reacted with fury to a European Council document published today that described the British overseas territory as a colony. The document, laying out

EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela’s Maduro

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies26th January 201927th January 2019

26th January 201927th January 20191921

Spain, France, the UK and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead of an UN Security Council meeting on Saturday, saying they would

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Venezuela focus: Nicolas Maduro’s rocky presidency

AFP24th January 201924th January 2019

24th January 201924th January 20192081

Here is a timeline of the major events in the turbulent rule of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. Takes over from Chavez In 2013 Hugo Chavez –

Rescued migrants head for Spain after Italy closes ports

AFP22nd December 201828th December 2018

22nd December 201828th December 20181767

Spain on Saturday authorised a ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive

Puigdemont files UN rights complaint against Madrid

AFP20th December 201826th December 2018

20th December 201826th December 20181712

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said Thursday that he, together with five other pro-independence leaders being held on rebellion charges in Spain, have filed a

Putin hits back as Trump fuels G20 tensions

AFP30th November 20186th March 2022

30th November 20186th March 20222189

G20 leaders opened annual talks on Friday stalked by the deepest divisions since their first summit 10 years ago, with US President Donald Trump under

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China seeks investment allies in Spain and Portugal

AFP28th November 20188th October 2020

28th November 20188th October 20202715

China, currently engaged in a trade war with the United States, is seeking to strengthen its ties with Spain and Portugal as other European Union

Between The Rock and a Hard Brexit

AFP20th November 20184th February 2021

20th November 20184th February 20212110

It has long been Northern Ireland that has bedevilled efforts to negotiate an orderly Brexit, but now another British territory has emerged to haunt the

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