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Officers arriving at the scene of a crash found the body of an elderly man in an advanced state of decomposition, strapped into the front passenger seat.

The biggest threats to rule of law, peacekeeping and individual freedoms in Spain and Europe stem from violent expressions of exclusionary nationalism and populism.

Spain's persistent abuse of Catalan activists is not in line with safeguarding the democratic morals of the European Union.

The visibly nervous suspect was stopped by traffic control in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain.

Nine Catalan leaders were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by the Spanish supreme court on Monday.

Taber School in Barcelona said nearly a third of its children's books were "toxic."

"There are no political prisoners in Spain. The Catalan politicians…have created their own predicament when they violated the Spanish Constitution and the Catalan Statute of Autonomy."

The EU's de facto tolerance of the violence last year, and over the existence of political prisoners and exiled leaders, sends an alarming message for the future of Europe.

The Embassy of Ecuador in London cut the WikiLeaks founder's web access in March, accusing him of damaging Ecuador's relations with other nations.

The human towers are impressive enough when seen from the ground, but it takes a drone to really appreciate their size and complexity.

Catalonia's leadership denies Russia interfered in their bid for independence from Spain.

The suspect allegedly believed in Nazi ideology and bragged to friends about killing a gay man.

Moscow's top diplomat joked that Russia had a "tough year" interfering in every election in the world, regrets it so far failed to topple the Japanese emperor.

The two main Catalan banks and hundreds of other firms have begun moving their headquarters elsewhere in Spain.

His departure would lead to the Third Spanish Republic, new governments in Madrid and Barcelona, and to a constitutional assembly.

90 percent of Catalans voted for independence on October 1, but the turnout was only 43 percent.

Carles Puigdemont, the region's president, addressed the parliament Tuesday.

The referendum revealed a deeply divided society, and the lack of a clear and legal path to secession from Spain.

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Spanish central government and the EU both view the referendum as not legal.

Coming days likely to only bring more conflict between regional and central government.

Carles Puigdemont's speech was met with cheers from the crowd.

The Spanish constitutional court has suspended the vote and the central government considers it to be illegal.

Just as in Scotland and Catalonia, American states are seriously considering independence from the Union.

Spain is far from descending into full-scale conflict. But the Catalan independence debate has the potential to prove seriously destabilizing.

On Wednesday, Spanish Guardia Civil officers arrested 14 pro-independence officials.

The Spanish government has declined to rule out any options for preventing the vote from taking place.

Ousmane Dembele moved to the Camp Nou from Borussia Dortmund this summer for a club record fee.

Bellerin was developed through the La Masia academy in Catalonia.

Despite vehement opposition from the Spanish government, which says such a vote is illegal, the head of the region has set a date for a vote.