Spain climbed two places to sixth and Switzerland were up three spots to eighth in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Thursday. The top…
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‘Catalonia cannot accept control from Madrid’
Catalonians cannot accept the central government’s “illegal” move of imposing direct rule on Barcelona, says regional President Carles Puigdemont. “I ask the parliament to meet…
View More ‘Catalonia cannot accept control from Madrid’Dozens dies, injured in Portugal, Spain wildfires
A spate of wildfires in central and north Portugal which started at the weekend has killed at least 31 people, civil defence authorities say. Dozens…
View More Dozens dies, injured in Portugal, Spain wildfiresWuhan Open: Garbine Muguruza loses to Jelena Ostapenko in quarter-finals
Spanish world number one Garbine Muguruza is out of the Wuhan Open in China after a quarter-final defeat by eighth seed Jelena Ostapenko. Muguruza, 23,…
View More Wuhan Open: Garbine Muguruza loses to Jelena Ostapenko in quarter-finalsCatalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policing
The Spanish authorities have moved to place all policing in Catalonia under central control to stop the disputed independence referendum on 1 October. Col Diego…
View More Catalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policingMadrid calls Catalonia to end ‘disobedience’
Spain’s prime minister has urged Catalonia to end its bid for independence “once and for all,” as thousands protest in the autonomous Spanish region over…
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