Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Saturday he’ll dissolve Catalonia’s government and exercise direct control over the region of 7.5 million people. The announcement is intended to stop ...

Demonstrators hit the streets of Barcelona on Friday for a third day of protests against the Spanish authorities crackdown on preparations for a banned independence referendum in Catalonia. Some 2,000 ...

Tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters of Catalan independence rallied in Barcelona on the Spanish region's commemorative day, with separatists deeply divided and out of office in Catalonia for ...

With an appeal to block Barcelona's airport, a new, mysterious organisation called "Democratic Tsunami" has raised the temperature of Catalan separatist protests in Spain which until now have been ...

BARCELONA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Spanish government dismissed calls on Saturday from Catalonia's pro-independence regional chief for talks following a wave of violence sparked by the jailing of ...

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Spain‘s economic powerhouse Catalonia took its first step toward independence — and threatened to proceed unilaterally if necessary — in a serious challenge to Madrid‘s already besieged central ...