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
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan launched a series of retaliatory strikes Thursday on militants in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, its Foreign Ministry said, amid an increasingly tense situation in the Middle East that now appears to be straining relations between the nuclear-armed Pakistan and its neighbor. Iranian … Read more
MADRID — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ’s chances of forming a new coalition minority government following an inconclusive election in July were greatly boosted this week after reaching an agreement with a tiny party he surely hoped he would never have to rely on. The deal is with Together for Catalunya, also known … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Spain’s Socialist Party on Thursday struck a highly controversial deal to remain in power by offering an amnesty to separatists who staged a failed 2017 bid for Catalan independence in exchange for their political backing. The deal brings Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez — a photogenic 51-year-old who … Read more
India says it is easing a visa ban imposed on Canadian nationals more than a month ago after Canada alleged that India was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada ByASHOK SHARMA Associated Press October 25, 2023, 4:39 PM NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday announced an easing of its visa ban … Read more
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona accountant Oriol Calvo ran afoul of the law when he was arrested in 2019 during a mass protest by supporters of Catalonia’s independence from Spain that turned violent. A court found him guilty of public disorder and of aggressive behavior toward a police officer — offenses he denies. The 25-year-old is … Read more