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Protests held in Spain’s Catalonia over conviction of separatist leaders

Pro-independence protesters have staged rallies in Spain’s Catalonia region, blocking a railway and several motorways.

Jailed Catalan separatist leader says fresh referendum inevitable

The jailing of Catalan secessionists for their role in a failed pro-independence bid will only galvanize the Spanish region’s independence movement and another referendum is inevitable, the leader hit by the heaviest jail sentence told Reuters.

Spain’s sentencing of Catalan separatists sparks angry protest

Thousands of angry demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona and elsewhere on Monday after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for ‘sedition’ over the failed 2017 independence efforts.

Catalan separatist leaders face long jail sentences

Spain’s Supreme Court plans to sentence Catalan separatist leaders to a maximum of 15 years in prison over a 2017 bid for independence, a judicial source said on Saturday.

Spain says it will respond with strength to new US tariffs

Spain has summoned the US ambassador in Madrid to express its complete rejection of any new US tariffs on European Union goods and will press for strong countermeasures if they are confirmed, the acting government said.

Spain court dismisses fraud case against Messi

Spain's National Court on Monday said it had dismissed a complaint against Barcelona's Lionel Messi filed by a former employee of the Argentine footballer's foundation, who had accused him of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.

When cost of senior care means selling up family home

By Fernando Peinado*

Spain's Supreme Court to rule on Franco exhumation

Spain's Supreme Court is to decide whether the remains of dictator Francisco Franco should be exhumed.

'Feminist emergency' declared in Spain after summer of violence

Protesters took to the streets of more than 250 towns and cities across Spain to declare a “feminist emergency” after a series of high-profile rape cases and a summer in which 19 women were murdered by current or former partners.

Spain rejects US bid to extradite Venezuela's ex-intel chief

A top Spanish court says it has denied a US request to extradite Venezuela's former military intelligence chief on drug trafficking charges, instead ordering his release.

Three dead, hundreds ill in Spain listeria outbreak: WHO

Three people have died and at least 222 have been infected in Spain's largest-ever outbreak of listeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

Spain's Ciudadanos offers way out of political deadlock

The leader of Spain’s center-right Ciudadanos, Albert Rivera, on Monday unexpectedly made a proposal to get Spain out of political deadlock and avoid elections, saying he could facilitate Pedro Sanchez’s investiture as premier under a number of conditions.

Spain beats Argentina 95-75 to win FIBA World Cup

Spain beat Argentina 95-75 to win the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 2006 on Sunday, completing a stunning campaign for a squad considered among the rank outsiders when the 32-team tournament began.

Gasol drives battling Spain into Basketball World Cup final

NBA champion Marc Gasol saved Spain on Friday as it battled back to beat Australia 95-88 after a second overtime period and reach the Basketball World Cup final.

Spain: Astroland project recreates experience of human life on Mars inside cave

An innovative project called Astroland, located in Arredondo, Cantabria, recreates the experience of a human mission to Mars, as shown by footage recorded in the control center located in the outskirts of Santander.