The Democrats party wants a gradual move to independence but the second-placed party is keen to speed it up.
Category: World
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
US envoy in Qatar to join talks on extending fragile Gaza ceasefire
Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are meeting mediators for the first time since the truce began in January.
Philippines’ Duterte in The Hague after ICC arrest over drug war
Duterte, who led a “drug war” that killed thousands, was arrested for alleged crimes against humanity.
Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train
More than 30 militants were killed in the operation, a military spokesperson says.
From Mexico cartel safe house to US streets: BBC tracks deadly fentanyl targeted by Trump tariffs
As the president tries to force Mexico to stop the flow of drugs, cartel members tell Quentin Sommerville they will not be deterred.
‘They live in big fear’: The BBC visits displaced Alawites in Lebanon
Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.
Watch: Video shows aftermath of Moscow drone strikes
The Russian defence ministry said 337 drones were intercepted over Russia and 91 of them were shot down over the Moscow region.
Black Lives Matter Plaza demolished in Washington DC
“You can dig up concrete but you cannot erase history,” said one resident of the capital.
BBC Verify examines moments before cargo ship and oil tanker collision
Ship tracking data sheds light on what happened before the two vessels, the Solong and Stena Immaculate, collided in the North Sea.