MADRID (Reuters) - Nationalists regained control of Catalonia's government on Saturday and immediately pledged to seek independence for the wealthy region, posing a swift challenge to new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who took office on the same day. Source: Reuters World News
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government wants to recapture insurgent territory in the southwest through a settlement in which fighters accept state rule or leave, the foreign minister said on Saturday. Source: Reuters World News
It's been more than eight months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. People are still using tarps for roofs. Officials are worried another storm could wipe out power on the island again. And a new estimate of the death toll suggests thousands more died than we knew. CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago and senior investigative reporter [...]
MADRID (Reuters) - Nationalists regained control of Catalonia's regional government on Saturday as a new cabinet was sworn in, automatically ending just over seven months of direct rule from Madrid by Spain's central government. Source: Reuters World News
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. forces must withdraw from the Tanf base in the south, and that Damascus had not engaged in talks over the country's southern region. Source: Reuters World News
LONDON (Reuters) - An Iranian military jet crashed on Saturday near Dastjerd village in Isfahan province, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, saying no reason had yet been given for the incident. Source: Reuters World News
Pedro Sánchez was sworn in Saturday as Spain's Prime Minister, a day after ousting scandal-hit political rival Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote. Source: Latest CNN News
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The Ugandan government has imposed taxes on social media to raise money for the country and to avoid donor aid, a lawmaker told CNN. Source: Latest CNN News
CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in at the Egyptian parliament for a second term on Saturday after winning an election by a landslide in March. Source: Reuters World News