Barcelona and Real Madrid have a passionate rivalry that stretches back nearly a century This month’s El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been postponed because of fears of civil unrest. The match was scheduled for 26 October but there have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson has said he is “very confident” MPs will back his deal – but the vote is expected to be close Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade MPs to back his Brexit deal later ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons on […]
A general strike has been called in Catalonia on Friday, marking the end of a week of protests following the ruling of Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday. The court sentenced nine Catalan pro-independence leaders to jail for sedition. At the heart of the mobilisation are the Catalan youth. Protesters have been clashing with the police […]
Media captionTrump is ‘celebrating undoing a problem he created’ Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw. The deal came after US Vice-President Mike Pence and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met for talks in Ankara. All fighting will be paused for five days, and the US will help […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators at a French school hold placards reading: “Veiled or not veiled, we want equality” French President Emmanuel Macron has warned against “stigmatising” Muslims or linking the Islamic religion with the fight against terrorism. “We have to stand together with all our fellow citizens,” Mr Macron said during a […]
Media captionBruno Dey hid his face as he appeared in a Hamburg court A 93-year-old man on trial in Germany for crimes of complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp during World War Two has voiced regret for his actions. Bruno Dey is accused of contributing to the killings of 5,230 prisoners between […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The support of Arlene Foster’s party, the DUP, is seen as crucial if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to get his proposed Brexit deal through Parliament Boris Johnson has suffered a blow to his proposed Brexit deal as the Democratic Unionist Party said it cannot support plans “as things stand”. […]
Media captionCatalan protests: Watch dramatic street battles in Barcelona on Wednesday The president of Spain’s Catalonia region has called for an immediate halt to violence, as protests continued for a third night. “We condemn violence… This has to stop right now,” Quim Torra said. On Wednesday, protesters set up burning barricades and hurled projectiles at […]
Media captionCatalan protests: Watch dramatic street battles in Barcelona on Wednesday The president of Spain’s Catalonia region has called for an immediate halt to violence, as protests continued for a third night. “We condemn violence… This has to stop right now,” Quim Torra said. On Wednesday, protesters set up burning barricades and hurled projectiles at […]
Image copyright Press Association Image caption UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been holding last-minute talks to clinch a deal The twists and turns of Brexit – after more than three years of negotiations – dominate an EU summit on Thursday, amid signs of an emerging deal. Intensive negotiations went on all day on Wednesday […]
