Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Saturday he’ll dissolve Catalonia’s government and exercise direct control over the region of 7.5 million people. The announcement is intended to stop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Spanish nationalist group claimed it removed around 900 Catalan independence flags, known as Esteladas, from public spaces ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Aliança Catalana rally in Fossar de les Moreres square, Barcelona, on September 10, 2025. Aniol/Wikimedia Commons Catalan ...

Several hundred people rallied in Brussels on Sunday to back the independence push in Catalonia, slam the EU and demand Spain release jailed regional officials. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who ...

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was to chair an emergency cabinet meeting early Wednesday to discuss the central government's response. As Spain headed into the unknown, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was ...

We’re not making a lot progress here on deciding whether Catalonia has declared independence or not. You may recall that millions of Catalans went to the polls two weeks ago to try and vote in a ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Catalonia’s regional government declared a landslide win for the “yes” side in a disputed referendum on independence from Spain that degenerated into mayhem Sunday, with more ...

MADRID (AP) – Voters in Spain’s Catalonia region favored the right to decide on possible independence but split their ballots between fractious parties, making the prospect of secession less likely ...

Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Alamán Castro brings back memories of dark times in recent Spanish history. The infantry officer expressed his willingness to sacrifice his own life for the integrity of ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. It's Election Day in Spain's northern region of Catalonia. It's a relatively wealthy industrial part of Spain known for its distinct language, ...

After a lifetime of hard work in Catalonia, Rafael Corpus was looking forward to a quiet retirement tending his garden. But his golden years have been clouded by a family problem -- his son is part of ...

As we noted on Monday, the Spanish government formally filed an appeal with the courts after Catalonia President Artur Mas signed a proclamation setting November 9 as the day for the vote on a ...