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Former Catalan leader Puigdemont, on the run since 2017, briefly returns to Spain before disappearing once more

Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for fugitive Carles Puigdemont, a celebrated campaigner for Catalan independence who made a sensational return to Spain and an equally sensational getaway from a speech in the city with the alleged help of local police officers. The events took place nearly seven years after the ex-Catalonia leader fled ...

09:30 Et August 9, 2024

Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive

Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region nearly seven years ago that was declared illegal, returned to ...

12:01 Et August 8, 2024

UK prime minister talks of ‘standing army’ of police to deal with rioting across Britain

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that a “standing army” of specialist police would be set up to deal with rioting and that the justice system would be ramped ...

09:30 Et August 6, 2024

US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region

The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American ...

11:25 Et August 3, 2024

Scores missing as India landslides kill 158

The death toll from the massive landslides that have hit the southern Indian state of Kerala has now crossed 158, with officials saying more than 220 people are ...

10:38 Et July 31, 2024

Sixty-three killed, dozens trapped in India landslides

At least 63 people have been killed and dozens are feared trapped after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The landslides struck ...

11:49 Et July 30, 2024

Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election

As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González announced Monday that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed ...

11:46 Et July 30, 2024

Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections

Venezuela’s opposition and President Nicolas Maduro’s government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential vote, which millions in the long-suffering nation ...

10:57 Et July 29, 2024

How Protests in Bangladesh Became Deadly and Bloodstained

Anti-government protests have sparked nationwide clashes in Bangladesh between police and university students. At least 150 people have been killed - and some of those caught up in the bloodshed have described to the BBC what happened. One student said demonstrators in the capital Dhaka just wanted to hold a peaceful rally, but the police ...

10:14 Et July 24, 2024

Netanyahu looks to boost US support in speech to Congress, but faces protests and lawmaker boycotts

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress Wednesday in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel’s fight against Hamas and other adversaries, even as the Biden administration is urging ...

10:04 Et July 24, 2024
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