Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students demonstrate against the position of the Spanish government to ban the self-determination referendum of Catalonia during a ...

Voting rights have been under siege in the U.S. in recent years, with charges of attempted electoral interference, legislation that seeks to make access to the polls more difficult, and gerrymandering ...

Catalonia is far more than just Barcelona—it’s a mosaic of ancient towns, dramatic landscapes, and a cuisine shaped by both sea and mountain. From Gaudí’s surreal architecture to Lleida’s quiet ...

Nicola Prentis moved from Madrid to Catalonia 8 years ago with her then-partner and young son. When she struggles to speak Catalan, she finds locals prefer switching to English than Spanish. Food, ...

Leaders in Catalonia say voters in the northeast region of Spain overwhelmingly cast ballots for independence from Spain in a Sunday referendum. But the country’s central government won’t recognize ...

A romantic framing of foreign crises where self-determination is involved is a common trap. The imagery of “oppressors” vs “freedom fighters” is appealing and, to their credit, the leaders of ...

BARCELONA, Spain-- The prime minister of Spain is taking a dramatic step to assert authority over Catalonia after the regional parliament voted to secede from Spain on Friday. Spanish Prime Minister ...

About six million people in more than 200 towns, villages and cities in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia will be banned from washing their cars or filling swimming pools as the regional ...