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German court keeps exiled Catalan leader Puigdemont in custody
Mar 27, 2018 08:31A German court said on Monday it was likely to take several days to decide whether to extradite former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to Spain to face rebellion charges over the region's campaign for independence.
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German police arrest ex-Catalan leader on Danish border
Mar 25, 2018 14:03Catalonia's former President Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police as he was crossing the border with Denmark by car.
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Catalan independence protesters clash with police in Barcelona
Mar 24, 2018 04:54Scuffles erupted between pro-Catalan independence protesters and police officers in central Barcelona, on Friday, March 23.
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Spain issues international warrants for Catalan separatists
Mar 24, 2018 01:08A Spanish judge on Friday issued international arrest warrants against Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont and four others involved in the region's independence movement, the Supreme court announced.
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Protesters across Spain demand higher pensions for retirees
Mar 17, 2018 14:43Thousands of elderly Spaniards have rallied in protests across the country to ask for an increase in public pension payouts for retirees.
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African migrant death sparks violent protest in Madrid
Mar 16, 2018 15:55The death of an African immigrant led to a violent protest in central Madrid late on Thursday night, leaving at least 20 people injured, emergency services said.
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Spanish police raid Catalan govt. premises, arrest regional official
Mar 15, 2018 11:26Spanish police searched the seat of the Catalan regional government in Barcelona on Thursday as part of an investigation into how last year's banned independence referendum was funded.
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Catalan legislature searching for new figure to lead region
Mar 05, 2018 15:12The parliament in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia has officially started consulting major separatist parties to name a leader to replace former president Carles Puigdemont.
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Iran, Spain pledge cooperation on solving Mideast issues
Feb 21, 2018 11:07A senior Iranian official has underlined the need for global cooperation to tackle the conflicts gripping the Middle East, stressing that people in the region should determine their own future free from any foreign meddling.
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Thousands of Catalans call for release of jailed independence leaders
Feb 17, 2018 09:23Thousands of protesters have marched in Catalonia’s main city of Barcelona, calling on Spain’s central government to release the pro-independence leaders of the autonomous region.