Spain’s Supreme Court challenges constitutionality of amnesty for Catalan separatists

Spain’s Supreme Court challenges constitutionality of amnesty for Catalan separatists

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of an amnesty law pushed through by the government earlier this year to help hundreds, potentially thousands, of Catalan separatists. The Supreme Court cannot strike down the amnesty, but it has asked the nation’s Constitutional Court to weigh in. Spain passed the amnesty

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EU executive criticizes rule of law issues in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy; lauds reforms elsewhere

EU executive criticizes rule of law issues in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy; lauds reforms elsewhere

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission Wednesday criticized rule of law developments in Hungary, Italy and Slovakia, but welcomed reforms in Poland and Spain in its latest democracy health check across the 27-nation bloc. Across the board, EU countries had fully or partly addressed about two thirds of recommendations made by the commission

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A committee approves bill to regulate Turkey’s stray dog population, raising mass killing fears | AP News

A committee approves bill to regulate Turkey’s stray dog population, raising mass killing fears | AP News

A Turkish bill aimed at regulating the country’s millions of stray dogs moved closer to becoming law on Wednesday. The Government estimates that around 4 million stray dogs roam Turkey’s streets and rural areas. Animal rights activists fear many of them will be killed or end up in neglected, overcrowded shelters. A Turkish bill aimed

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