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Catalan leader to speak as Spain seizes control 28 Oct 2017 - 03:39 pm
Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont attends a plenary session after Catalonian Parliament declared unilateral independence following the secret ballot at Catalonian Parliament in Barcelona, Spain on October 27, 2017. Burak Akbulut - AA
The Mooy the merrier as Aussie gets unexpected bonus 28 Oct 2017 - 01:48 pm
A file photo of Aaron Mooy. Reuters.
British Navy fires nine sailors from nuclear submarine 28 Oct 2017 - 01:02 pm
File photo: Reuters
Spanish government sacks Catalan chief of police operations 28 Oct 2017 - 11:21 am
Peninsula
'Independent' Catalonia wakes up under Madrid's control 28 Oct 2017 - 10:24 am
Catalan separatist flags are held up as fireworks go off in Sant Jaume Square in front of the Catalan regional government headquarters during celebratrions after the Catalan regional parliament declared independence from Spain in Barcelona, Spain, October
Russia's left split between Communist Party and radical groups 28 Oct 2017 - 09:11 am
Peninsula
Key events since Catalonia's independence vote 27 Oct 2017 - 10:46 pm
Spanish Guardia Civil guards drag a man outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramison, October 1, 2017 on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid (AFP / Raymond Roig)
Spain PM dissolves Catalan parliament, calls regional vote for Dec 21 27 Oct 2017 - 10:42 pm
Mariano Rajoy
Spain to file rebellion charges against Catalan leader 27 Oct 2017 - 08:37 pm
Catala president Carles Puigdemont (C) sings the Catalan anthem
France’s Macron expresses full support to Spanish PM over Catalonia crisis 27 Oct 2017 - 07:42 pm
French president Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference at the prefecture in Cayenne, as part of a three-day visit to French Guiana on October 27, 2017. AFP / Alain Jocard
Juncker warns of 'more cracks' in EU amid Catalan crisis 27 Oct 2017 - 07:38 pm
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attends a debate on the outcome of the last European summit at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, October 24, 2017. Reuters/Christian Hartmann
Catalonia: What does it mean to declare UDI? What happens next? 27 Oct 2017 - 06:55 pm
People walk past signs reading,
Catalonia or Neverland? Humour relieves tension in Spain 27 Oct 2017 - 06:06 pm
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, gestures as he attends a session of the Upper House of Parliament in Madrid on October 27, 2017. AFP / Oscar Del Pozo
Catalan leader urges independence supporters to remain peaceful 27 Oct 2017 - 06:01 pm
Catala president Carles Puigdemont (C), vice president Oriol Junqueras (L) and president of the Parliament Carme Forcadell (R) sing the Catalan anthem
Spain 'our only interlocutor' after Catalan declaration: EU's Tusk 27 Oct 2017 - 05:53 pm
European Council President Donald Tusk delivers a speech during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 24, 2017. AFP / Patrick Hertzog
Spanish parliament approves direct rule over Catalonia 27 Oct 2017 - 05:18 pm
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (L) listens to Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria during a debate at the upper house Senate in Madrid, Spain, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Catalonia declares independence from Spain, direct Madrid rule looms 27 Oct 2017 - 05:13 pm
People celebrate after Catalonia's parliament voted to declare independence from Spain on October 27, 2017 in Barcelona.  AFP / PAU BARRENA
UK Parliament to restart Brexit bill debate next month 26 Oct 2017 - 03:35 pm
A still image taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she speaks during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons in London on