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Spain pulls frigate out of ME-bound combat group led by US aircraft carrier
May 14, 2019 11:50Spain has withdrawn its frigate with 215 sailors on board from the West Asian-bound strike group, led by an American aircraft carrier.
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About 52 refugees forcibly enter Spanish enclave in North Africa
May 12, 2019 11:15Fifty two African refugees forced their way into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco Sunday by climbing over a towering border fence, Spanish authorities said.
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Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont allowed to run for EU polls
May 06, 2019 10:46Catalonia's former President Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain in 2017 after a secession attempt, can contest EU polls this month, a Madrid court says, overturning a decision by the electoral board.
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German, Spanish MPs protest outside UK jail holding Assange
Apr 15, 2019 10:56Three European politicians have held a protest outside a British jail where press freedom activist Julian Assange is being held pending a trial on his extradition to the United States.
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Spain: Pro-independence march against Catalan politicians’ trial
Mar 17, 2019 06:10Tens of thousands of people, including prominent Catalan politicians such as Quim Torra, Artur Mas and Roger Torrent, protested on the streets of Madrid on Saturday against the trial of a dozen separatist leaders, who face years in prison for participating in the Catalan independence declaration of October 2017.
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Police clash with protesters taking part in Catalonia strike
Feb 22, 2019 04:53Strikers backing Catalonia's secession from Spain blocked major highways, train tracks and roads across the northeastern region on Thursday to protest the trial of a dozen separatist leaders.
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Tensions flare-up between UK and Spanish navies at Gibraltar
Feb 18, 2019 15:41A British Royal Navy ship has been deployed to waters off Gibraltar to respond to an alleged violation of UK sovereignty over the Mediterranean territory by a Spanish warship.
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Spain: Protesters rally in Barcelona against Catalan separatists' trial
Feb 17, 2019 03:18Tens of thousands of people hit the streets of Barcelona on Saturday, to protest against the ongoing trials of Catalan separatist leaders and activists, taking place in Madrid's Supreme Court.
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Spain PM calls snap election amid Catalan crisis
Feb 15, 2019 09:43Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday called a snap national election for April 28, potentially spelling months of uncertainty in the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, where the political landscape is increasingly fragmented.
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Right-wing Spaniards slam government talks with Catalan separatists
Feb 10, 2019 10:27Thousands of people have rallied in the Spanish capital, Madrid, demanding the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over his government’s negotiations with separatist Catalans.