Catalan leader hopes November 10 election to boost independence drive
BARCELONA - Catalonia's secessionist movement aims to get over 50% of the region's vote in a Nov. 10 Spanish election...
Catalan leader urges Spain to start talks on independence referendum
BARCELONA - Catalonia's regional government leader called on Madrid on Tuesday to open talks on self-determination for the restive Spanish...
Vatican denies book’s allegations of impending default
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Tuesday dismissed allegations in a new book that the Holy See risks default in...
In limbo as crisis rages, Lebanese banks remain shut
BEIRUT - Lebanon's banks will remain closed for a fifth working day amid uncertainty over how Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri...
Kurdish families stuck in crowded schools after fleeing north Syria conflict
HASAKAH, Syria - Two weeks ago, 13-year-old Leith Ahmed was busy studying English and Arabic at school in northeastern Syria...
Trump adviser Stone loses bid to lift court-imposed gag order as trial looms
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's former adviser Roger Stone lost a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to lift a court-imposed...
Israel’s Netanyahu down but not out after failing to form government
JERUSALEM - For the first time in a decade, someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu will be asked to form a...
England must look to smother New Zealand, says Mehrtens
- England must abandon thoughts of providing a spectacle when they face New Zealand in Saturday's Rugby World Cup semi-final...
England’s Root refuses to be ‘eaten up’ by younger T20 talents
LONDON - Red-ball cricket remains Joe Root's priority but England's test captain is not just going to let upcoming talents...
Mbappe proves his point with Champions League hat trick
BRUGES, Belgium - After being left out of the starting line-up in the Champions League on Wednesday, Kylian Mbappe said...
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