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Spanish parliament approves direct rule over Catalonia
The upper house of Spain\'s parliament on Friday authorized the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to rule Catalonia directly from Madrid, ...Catalan parliament declares independence as Spanish government imposes direct rule
The Spanish government moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia on Friday, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour ...Potential showdown in eastern Syria over IS-held territory
As U.S.-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose ...Xi Jinping becomes most powerful leader since Mao after change to China constitution
China\'s ruling Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping\'s political thought into its constitution on Tuesday, putting him in the same company as ...Opposition calls on Iraqi Kurd leader to resign
Iraqi Kurdistan\'s main opposition party called Sunday for the autonomous region\'s president to resign after Baghdad seized swathes of disputed territory from ...Floods and landslides kill 43, leave 34 missing in Vietnam
Floods and landslides caused by a tropical depression have killed at least 43 people, left 34 others missing and damaged homes and ...Iraq tensions rise after Kurds warn of attack
Tensions escalated between Iraq\'s Kurds and Baghdad on Thursday as warnings of a "major attack" by government forces prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters ...Rivals Hamas, Fatah reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza
Rival groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a preliminary, partial agreement that could pave the way for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to ...Hundreds of suspected Islamic State militants surrender in Iraq
Hundreds of suspected Islamic State militants surrendered last week to Kurdish authorities after the jihadist group was driven out of its last ...13 dead as wildfires torch California wine country
Firefighters encouraged by weakening winds were battling 17 large wildfires on Tuesday in California which have left at least 13 people dead, ...
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