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Spanish Government To Discuss Catalonia Crisis
Madrid has rejected an offer of talks
The Spanish government has dismissed an offer of talks over Catalan independence. The regional president of Catalonia had earlier suspended plans to secede to allow for negotiations to end the crisis.
There has been another surge of Rohingya refugees leaving Myanmar for Bangladesh. We talk to the United Nations close to the border.
The opposition coalition in Kenya - Nasa - has called for more demonstrations against plans to re-run the presidential election later this month. Its leader, Raila Odinga, said on Tuesday he would not contest the ballot as he declared the vote would not be free or fair
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