MADRID — Catalan separatist lawmakers dealt Spain’s government a blow Tuesday by voting against a hugely divisive amnesty law that was aimed at helping hundreds of their supporters who were involved in Catalonia’s unsuccessful 2017 independence bid. The most radical separatists, who want to ensure that their leader Carles Puigdemont, a fugitive in Belgium, can … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australians voted in a referendum Saturday against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives. Proponents said creating an Indigenous Voice via the constitution would recognize the special place that Indigenous people have in Australian history while giving them input in … Read more
JARANWALA, Pakistan — Police in japanese Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims in a single day after a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked church buildings and houses of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon troopers to revive order, officers mentioned Thursday. The Christians residing within the metropolis of Jaranwala within the … Read more