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A Spanish prosecutor asked a judge Thursday to issue an international arrest warrant for the deposed president of Catalonia and four of his ministers after they failed to appear in a Madrid court for questioning about their efforts to break the region away from Spain. CBC | World News

Catalonia’s separatist leader wants the regional parliament to debate and vote on how to respond to what he called the Spanish government’s “attempt to wipe out” Catalonia’s autonomy. CBC | World News

The Spanish government moves closer to imposing direct rule over Catalonia after the leader of the autonomous region fails to clarify, to Madrid’s satisfaction, his stance on independence. CBC | World News

The Spanish prime minister has called on Catalonia’s leader to clarify whether his region has declared independence, suggesting if that’s the case, the central government could limit or rescind the province’s autonomy. CBC | World News

Police are guarding public buildings and closing off a park surrounding the regional Catalan parliament in Barcelona where a declaration of independence on Tuesday evening is likely to be met with a harsh response from Spanish central authorities. CBC | World News

The Spanish prime minister has said he won’t rule out the “drastic” option of dissolving Catalonia’s regional government and calling a fresh election in the wake of an independence referendum this month. CBC | World News