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Thousands demonstrate in Madrid for Spanish unity

Thousands of people waving Spanish flags rallied in Madrid on Saturday in support of national unity and against Catalonia’s ongoing campaign to secede from Spain. The Catalan secession crisis and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s decision to take a more conciliatory tone with...

France: Fuel rise protests continue across country

Police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse protests against a hike in fuel prices that turned violent. Thousands of "yellow vest" protesters have gathered in Paris for the last two weeks to protest President Emmanuel Macron's controversial fuel tax. During...

UN 'concerned' over 12 migrants stranded in Mediterranean

The U.N. refugee agency appealed Friday for an urgent solution to the plight of 12 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean, as activists said they had evacuated one of them to Malta. Spanish aid group Proactiva Open Arms, which helped a Spanish fishing vessel rescue the migrants more...

Sweden says it will sign UN migration pact

The Swedish government announced Friday that it will ink the UN’s landmark agreement on migration. In a statement on its official website, the government said that Sweden will sign the first-ever global agreement of the UN on migration issue. The statement said that the aim...