Far-right to get seats in Spanish parliament: opinion polls
Far-right lawmakers are set to be elected to Spain’s parliament for the first time in nearly four decades, two opinion polls showed on Saturday, forecasting that no single party would get a majority in a snap election on April 28.
Seeking independence ‘is not a crime,’ Barcelona protesters say
Tens of thousands of people waving pro-independence flags and holding pictures of jailed Catalan separatist leaders took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday to call for self-determination for the northeastern Spanish region.
Far-right activists stage torchlit march in Bulgarian capital
(This February 16 story corrects paragraph 3 to say some wore shirts with swastikas and made Nazi salutes before – not during – march and wreath-laying.)
Spanish Socialists lead in poll, but well short of a majority
Spain’s Socialists are set to gain seats but fall well short of a majority in the snap election they called for April 28, a poll showed on Saturday, while a party on the far-right will enter parliament for the first time in nearly four decades.
China rebuffs Germany’s call for U.S. missile deal with Russia
China rejected on Saturday German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s appeal to join a Cold War-era arms control treaty that the United States accuses Russia of breaching, saying it would place unfair limits on the Chinese military.
Albanian protesters attack PM’s office to demand he quits
Protesters in Albania attacked the prime minister’s office with iron bars and petrol bombs on Saturday, demanding his resignation over a scandal-plagued plan to build a ring-road around the capital.
French police fire tear gas as latest ‘yellow vest’ protests turn violent
French police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who threw projectiles and set bins on fire in Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux on Saturday, as the 14th straight weekend of “yellow vest” protests took a violent turn in the afternoon.
Fifteen Egyptian troops killed or wounded in North Sinai: military
Fifteen Egyptian military personnel were killed or wounded in a clash on Saturday in North Sinai in which seven militants were also killed, the Egyptian military said.
More Venezuela aid arrives in Colombia amid uncertainty over distribution
A U.S. military transport plane carrying humanitarian aid meant for Venezuelans landed in the Colombian border city of Cucuta on Saturday, where food and medicine is being stored amidst uncertainty over how and where aid will be distributed.
Top French officer raps West’s tactics against IS in Syria, faces punishment
A senior French officer involved in the fight against Islamic State in Syria faces punishment after launching a scathing attack on the U.S.-led coalition’s methods to defeat the group in its remaining stronghold of Hajin, the army said on Saturday.
