16th April 2024

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Fishing issues loom as Brexit deal flounders in UK

Joe Jackson / AFP
British fishermen, long-standing supporters of leaving the EU, have reacted suspiciously to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s under-fire divorce agreement, which delays negotiating contentious fishing
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Spain to allow Kosovo athletes to use flag

Tim Parfitt / Agencies
The Spanish government will allow athletes from Kosovo to use national symbols in international competitions organised in the country, even if Madrid doesn’t recognise the
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Puigdemont: ‘EU can’t be accomplice by staying silent’

Newsdesk / ACN
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said on Friday that ‘Europe cannot be accomplice’ to the public prosecutor of Spain’s decision to ask request sentences for
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Court confirms jail term for Rodrigo Rato

AFP
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato‘s jail sentence of four years and six months for misusing funds in a case
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Focus: Canada-Saudi row, West confronts risk of speaking up

AFP
Saudi Arabia‘s diplomatic brawl with Canada has exposed what Western officials call ‘new red lines’ in their engagement with the oil-rich kingdom, deterring nations from publicly