Madrid moves towards direct rule over Catalonia
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalan authorities must drop a bid for independence by Thursday, the Spanish government said, moving closer toContinue Reading
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Austria turns sharply to the right in an election shaped entirely by immigration
Sebastian Kurz: Austrian conservative set to become world’s youngest leader BERLIN — Austria became the latest European country to take aContinue Reading
Catalonia Leader Puigdemont asks to meet PM Rajoy, fails to clarify independence status
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has sought to sidestep a 10 a.m. deadline to clarify whether the region had declared independenceContinue Reading
Spain gives Catalan leader eight days to drop independence
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independenceContinue Reading
Spanish government holds crisis meeting on Catalan independence
Prime minister chairs emergency cabinet meeting after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont calls for dialogue with Madrid Spain’s government isContinue Reading
Air France A380 makes emergency landing with damaged engine
Paris (AFP) – An Air France A380 superjumbo carrying more than 500 people made an emergency landing in Canada onContinue Reading
Catalan Referendum: Riot police ‘fire rubber bullets’ at crowd as they block voters at besieged polling stations
Spanish police in riot gear seized ballot boxes and surrounded activist-held polling stations in Catalonia on Sunday as thousands floodedContinue Reading
Austria becomes latest European country to ban Burqas and Niqabs
Austria on Sunday becomes the fifth European country to ban wearing full face veils such as the burqa and niqab in public,Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia is chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, warns report
The Henry Jackson Society says the kingdom has been trying to promote Wahhabism abroad Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoterContinue Reading
Saudi Firms Use Turkey for Qatar- Bound Shipments
ISTANBUL—Several Saudi companies are finalizing plans with Turkish logistics companies to transport cargoes to Qatar, according to Turkish businessmen, anContinue Reading
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