Separatist groups from Canada’s Alberta are seeking up to $500 billion from the United States, adding a new dimension to growing US–Canada tensions. The demand, raised amid debates over autonomy and federal relations, has drawn attention to internal political strains within Canada as Washington and Ottawa navigate a sensitive bilateral phase.


Separatists from Canada's Alberta seeking $500 Billion from US 

Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council has launched a new military operation in the southern province of Abyan, citing efforts to disrupt terrorist supply lines. The move comes amid rising tensions in Yemen’s south and growing fears of the country’s fragmentation. As the STC consolidates control across key regions, including Hadramout and Al-Mahrah, the internationally recognized government has called for an immediate withdrawal — a demand the STC has firmly rejected. The escalation highlights the deepening political and military fault lines in a country already devastated by years of war and failed peace efforts.

A New Front in Yemen? Separatists Launch Military Operation in Abyan

Separatists in riot-hit New Caledonia refused Monday to abandon road blocks that have paralysed the Pacific archipelago for a week in defiance of a major security operation by French forces.

New Caledonia separatists resist French efforts to unblock roads

In the last five years, over 10 separatist outfits in Jammu and Kashmir have been banned by the Home Ministry, five among them just in the last week. Watch in for more details!

India: Multiple separatist outfits in J&K banned

A pilot from New Zealand was taken hostage by rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region after setting fire to his plane which was carrying six passengers. The militants of the West Papua Liberation Army, an offshoot of the Free Papua Organisation, hijacked the plane shortly after it landed at Paro Airport in the mountainous district of Nduga on Tuesday.

Indonesia: New Zealand pilot taken hostage by rebels seeking Papua independence

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Village in east Ukraine near Bakhmut captured by Russia, claim separatists

Donbas separatist leader proposes referendum on joining Russia. Moscow-installed leader of Kherson too has asked Kremlin permission for a referendum on making the region a part of Russia. Will the votes be game-changing? Listen in to Molly Gambhir.

Gravitas: Donbas plans to hold referendum on joining Russia

China on Wednesday vowed zero tolerance for "separatist activities" in Taiwan and reaffirmed that it would take the self-ruled island by force if necessary.

China releases white paper on Taiwan, warns it will not tolerate separatists

Tensions have risen in eastern Ukraine as Russian-controlled separatists there shelled a nursery school in Donbass and warned of escalation. Also, the United States has warned that Russia is now preparing to launch an invasion in the coming days.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Shelling by Russia-backed separatists in Donbass hits nursery school

A Russian court has inadvertantly revealed that Russia had troops in separatists-held region. Russia, apparently in a damage control mode, is now saying that the documents likely contained an error.

Russian court documents show troops in Ukraine, Kremlin says text has 'error'

Separatists in Nigeria on Saturday announced a suspension of a weekly protest over the arrest of their leader, a spokesman for the group said in a statement. The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which wants a separate state for the ethnic Igbo people in the southeast of the country, had recently called on businesses in the oil-rich region to close every Monday.

Nigeria separatists suspend protest call

The European Union Parliament has voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two other separatists.

EU parliament lifts Ex-Catalan leader's immunity

A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry has referred to the 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities last month as "separatists". The comment -- in response to her US counterpart's characterisation of the arrest as a deterioration of human rights -- on Sunday came a day after relatives of the detainees held a news conference in Hong Kong.

China calls Hong Kong people arrested at sea 'separatists'

Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have started an all-for-all prisoner swap, after which all remaining prisoners of the five-year conflict should return home, the office of Ukraine's president said on Sunday.

Ukraine begins all-for-all prisoner swap with separatists

Top Court announces historic Judgement as Catalan Separatists found guilty of sedition.

Catalan Separatists found guilty: Top Court announces Judgement

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates called on Yemen’s separatists and the internationally-recognised government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to halt all military actions in south Yemen.

Saudi Arabia, UAE urge Yemen government and separatists to halt fighting

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened in Aden on Sunday (August 11) in support of the Yemeni government after southern separatists effectively took over the port city, fracturing the alliance that had been battling the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Watch this video to know more.

Saudi coalition launches airstrike against separatists in Aden

Around 70 terrorists and hardcore pro-Pakistan separatists from Kashmir valley have been shifted to Agra, news agency ANI reported citing sources. The terrorists and separatists were shifted in a special plane provided by the Indian Air Force, ANI added.

70 terrorists, pro-Pakistani separatists from Kashmir shifted to Agra: Report

A Delhi court Tuesday sent separatists Masarat Alam, Asiya Andrabi and Shabir Shah to 10-day NIA custody in a terror funding case involving Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, a lawyer said.

NIA arrests 3 separatists in terror funding case; court grants 10-day custody

Jamaat-e-Islami and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front have played a pivotal role in fanning militancy and terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir since 1988. The banning of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir (JeI, JK) on February 28, followed by a similar proscription of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) led by Yaseen Malik on March 22, 2019, shows that the central government is serious about its crackdown on separatists.

Ban on J&K separatist groups - a much needed step to check terror financing

India has said that it hasn't received any response from Pakistan on its concerns regarding the presence of Khalistanis in the 10 members —Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee that will manage the affairs of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.

Pakistan keeps mum on India's concerns over presence of Khalistani separatists on Kartarpur panel

Tension mounted in Kashmir on Saturday as the government launched a massive crackdown on separatists and detained over 150 people, mainly from the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, including its chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz, ahead of a hearing in the Supreme Court on Article 35-A of the Constitution.

J&K: Tension mounts after government crackdown, separatists call for bandh today

In the wake of the Pulwama attack, the government has withdrawn the security of 18 more separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. This comes only a few days after the authorities revoked the security of moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

Pulwama attack fallout: Government withdraws security of 18 more separatist Kashmiri leaders

Normal life was hit in Kashmir on Wednesday due to a shutdown called by separatists to protest against the legal challenge to Article 35-A and Article 370 of the Constitution, which grant special privileges to Jammu and Kashmir.

Separatists’ call for shutdown on legal challenge to Article 35-A, Article 370 hits normal life in Kashmir

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