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February 16, 2019

200,000 protest in Barcelona against Catalan separatists’ trial

Around 200,000 people marched through Barcelona on Saturday against the high-profile trial of Catalan separatist leaders that started this week, which they dismissed as a farce. “Self-determination is not a crime,” read a banner at the front of the protest…

February 16, 2019

Spanish priest, customs officers die in Burkina attack

A Spanish priest and four customs officers were killed during attacks by alleged jihadists in Burkina Faso, which is struggling with a bloody Islamist insurgency, local sources said. “The Spanish Salesian Antonio Cesar Fernandez was assassinated during a jihadist attack…

February 16, 2019

Franco great-grandson leads fight over Spanish dictator’s remains

The great-grandson of Francisco Franco is leading opposition to Spain’s bid to remove the dictator’s remains from an opulent mausoleum where they have lain for more than four decades, calling it an attack on over half the country. The heirs…

February 16, 2019

US women detained for speaking Spanish sue border agency

Two US women detained by a border patrol agent in the state of Montana after he heard them speaking Spanish in a grocery store have sued the country’s border protection agency. Video of the incident — which took place last…

February 15, 2019

Spain gives Franco family two weeks to decide reburial

Spain’s government, which has pledged to exhume Francisco Franco from his opulent mausoleum, on Friday gave the late dictator’s family two weeks to decide on a reburial site, the justice minister said. “The family has been granted a 15-day period…

February 15, 2019

EU parliament cancels Catalan separatist’s event

The European Parliament on Friday cancelled an event that was to be attended by Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, citing “security threats”. “There is a high risk that the proposed event could pose a threat to the maintenance of public…

February 15, 2019

EU parliament cancels Catalan independence leader’s event

The European Parliament on Friday cancelled an event that was to be attended by Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, citing “security threats”. “There is a high risk that the proposed event could pose a threat to the maintenance of public…

February 15, 2019

Chinese protest in Madrid against mass bank account freeze

Hundreds of Chinese citizens staged a rare protest Friday at an office of Spain’s BBVA bank in Madrid, angrily denouncing that their personal accounts had been frozen without prior warning. Waving Chinese and Spanish flags, the protesters shouted “racist BBVA”…

February 15, 2019

European stocks climb as Spain calls election

European stock markets advanced on Friday, with Madrid up half a percent after Spain’s Prime Minister called a snap election. The dollar was up versus the euro, while Brent crude oil hit a 2019 high on tighter supplies caused by…