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Catalonia Declares Independence from Spain
Catalonia’s regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, while the Spanish parliament has approved direct rule over the region. Catalan lawmakers easily approved...
Emmanuel Macron’s Dog Nemo Filmed While Urinating on Elysée Fireplace
French President Emmanuel Macron's dog Nemo has been filmed while urinating on a fireplace at the Elysée palace. The video shows the black Labrador-Griffon cross...
Czech Republic Elections 2017: Populist Billionaire Andrej Babis Wins by Large Margin
Czech Republic's second-richest man, Andrej Babis, and his party have won the country's general election. The 63-year-old populist billionaire campaigned on an anti-establishment and Eurosceptic...
Catalonia Independence: Spain’s PM Mariano Rajoy Unveils Plans to Remove Separatist Leaders
Spain’s PM Mariano Rajoy has unveiled plans to remove Catalonia's leaders and take control of the separatist region. Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting on...
Catalonia Independence: Spain Prepared to Suspend Catalan Autonomy
Spain is prepared to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy on October 21, as its leader, Carles Puigdemont, threatened to declare independence. The government said ministers would meet...
Catalonia Independence: Separatist Leaders Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart Detained
Two key members of the Catalan independence movement, Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart, have been held without bail while they are under investigation for...
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Malta Blogger Dies in Car Bomb Attack
Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent Maltese blogger, who had accused the island's government of corruption, has died in a car bomb attack, according to...
Austria Elections 2017: Sebastian Kurz Set to Become World’s Youngest National Leader
Sebastian Kurz, the 31-year-old leader of Austria's conservative People's Party, is set to win the country's general election, projections suggest. He is also on course...
Catalonia Signs Declaration of Independence from Spain, But Proposes to Suspend Vote Result
Catalan leaders, including President Carles Puigdemont, have signed a declaration of independence from Spain, following the October 1 disputed referendum. However, the Catalan leaders say...
US and Turkey Mutually Suspend Most Visa Services Following Diplomatic Row
The US and Turkey have become embroiled in a consular row, mutually suspending most visa services. The Turkish embassy in Washington said it needed to...
Catalonia Independence: Mossos d’Esquadra Major Josep Lluis Trapero In Madrid Court on Suspicion of Sedition
Catalonia’s chief of police Josep Lluis Trapero is appearing before a judge in Madrid on suspicion of sedition against the state. His Mossos d'Esquadra force...
Catalonia Independence: Spain’s Constitutional Court Suspends Catalan Parliament’s Session
Spain's Constitutional Court has decided to suspend October 9 session of Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence. According to...
Catalonia Independence: King Felipe VI of Spain Says Referendum Organizers Put Themselves Outside the Law
In a rare TV address, King Felipe VI of Spain said Catalonia referendum’s organizers put themselves "outside the law". The king said the situation in...
Catalonia Independence Referendum: Carles Puigdemont Says Spanish Region Won Right to Statehood
President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was...
Catalonia Independence Referendum Begins Amid Police Crackdown
Catalonia's independence referendum has begun despite Spanish police’s attempt to prevent the vote from taking place. The Spanish government has pledged to stop a vote...
Germany Elections 2017: Angela Merkel Re-Elected as Chancellor
Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term as Germany chancellor while nationalists have made a historic breakthrough in federal elections, exit polls...
London Subway Explosion: Police Respond to Incident at Parsons Green Station
An explosion has been reported at London’s subway, Parsons Green station, on Friday morning, at 08:20 local time. Emergency services are at the scene in...
Prince George on His First Day of School at Thomas’s Battersea
Kate Middleton missed Prince George’s first day at school as she was not well enough to take him. Prince William dropped the 4-year-old son off...
Salvador Dali DNA Test Reveals Maria Pilar Abel Martinez Is Not His Daughter
María Pilar Abel Martínez, the Spanish woman who believed Salvador Dali was her father, is not the surrealist artist's daughter, according to DNA test...
Kate Middleton Pregnant with Third Baby
Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced. According to the palace statement, Queen Elizabeth II and...
UK: What A&E Closures Mean for Patient Wait Times
The viability of the health care system in the UK has been under fire for some time, with pundits along with patient advocacy groups,...
Italy Earthquake: At Least Two Dead and 39 Injured in Ischia
At least two women have died and 39 people are injured after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Italian island of Ischia. Rescuers are desperately trying...
Finland Attack: Two People Stabbed to Death and Six Injured in Turku
Two people have been stabbed to death and at least six others wounded in an attack in Turku in south-west Finland, say police. Police, who...
Las Ramblas Attack Death Toll Rises to 14 as Five Suspected Terrorist Shot Dead in Cambrils
Five suspected terrorists have been shot dead in the town of Cambrils in a second vehicle attack, hours after another in Barcelona killed 14...
Barcelona Van Attack Kills at Least One and Injures 32 on Las Ramblas Street
At least one person has been killed and 32 others injured after a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona's famous Las Ramblas tourist area. The...
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