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conscious of a possible imminent arrest, mr puigdemont told his supporters that he wasn't sure when hen. translation: the amnesty law was supposed to be returned - to politics and it should never have left. but this did not suit some members of the supreme court, and so we are not interested in being part of a country where an amnesty law does not give amnesty. a country where an amnesty law is not respected is a country that has a problem with democracy. well, after speaking to the crowds and despite a heavy police presence around him, mr puigdemont vanished, he disappeared. right now, nobody knows where he is. and police are actively searching for him. in the last few hours, there have been control checks across the country, and if they find him, mr puigdemont may be arrested and will possibly end up injail. puigdemont returned to barcelona today as the catalan parliament is electing a new president for the region. this man, salvador illa, is a politician who doesn't support independence. he will be elected as head of the catalan government. and that's obviously after pro—independenc
conscious of a possible imminent arrest, mr puigdemont told his supporters that he wasn't sure when hen. translation: the amnesty law was supposed to be returned - to politics and it should never have left. but this did not suit some members of the supreme court, and so we are not interested in being part of a country where an amnesty law does not give amnesty. a country where an amnesty law is not respected is a country that has a problem with democracy. well, after speaking to the crowds and...
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so if he is arrested, mr puigdemont�*s party may be more critical towards mr sanchez and therefore also, what happens with him can certainly have implications for the stability of the spanish central government. a state of emergency has been declared in the kursk region of russia as a rare cross—border attack by ukrainian troops continued on wednesday. this is the border area where the incursion is reported to have first happened on tuesday. russian officials said at least five civilians had been killed and 31 wounded, six of them children, since the start of the incursion. these pictures, released by the russian ministry of defence claim to show the destruction of a us—made armoured personnel carrier used by ukrainian forces in the kursk region. ukraine has not officially commented. vitaly shevchenko is the russia editor at bbc monitoring — he told me the depth of the incursion remains unclear. so we know that fighting is still continuing. we don't even know which of the border towns and villages are controlled by russia and which by ukraine. the defence ministry in moscow this morning
so if he is arrested, mr puigdemont�*s party may be more critical towards mr sanchez and therefore also, what happens with him can certainly have implications for the stability of the spanish central government. a state of emergency has been declared in the kursk region of russia as a rare cross—border attack by ukrainian troops continued on wednesday. this is the border area where the incursion is reported to have first happened on tuesday. russian officials said at least five civilians...
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puigdemont still faces arrest.cting a new president for the region. earlier, i spoke to our europe editor, danny aeberhard, who told us about the significance of this development. the timing of his return is very deliberate and disruptive. there is a socialist giving a speech in the catalan parliament, if he is elected head of regional government, would be the first head of catalonia's regional government not to advocate for catalonian independence for more than a decade so a considerable shift. so one of the pro independence heros returns, disrupts this ceremony. if he is arrested, his party have said they will push for that vote to be suspended and it puts spain's democracy in a dilemma because as carles puigdemont has said already, what country passes an amnesty law but then does not advocate amnesty. that poses a problem of the democratic nature to spain. three taylor swift concerts in vienna have been cancelled due to security concerns. it comes after two men were detained on suspicion of planning an islamist
puigdemont still faces arrest.cting a new president for the region. earlier, i spoke to our europe editor, danny aeberhard, who told us about the significance of this development. the timing of his return is very deliberate and disruptive. there is a socialist giving a speech in the catalan parliament, if he is elected head of regional government, would be the first head of catalonia's regional government not to advocate for catalonian independence for more than a decade so a considerable...
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puigdemont still faces arrest.a new president for the region. 0ur europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, told me about the significance of this development. the timing of his return is very deliberate and disruptive. basically, salvador ela, illa, who's a socialist, is he's just giving a speech there. we saw pictures of him earlier in the catalan parliament. he, if he's elected the head of the regional government, would be the first head of catalonia, catalonia's regional government, not to advocate independence for more than a decade. so it would be a considerable shift. so there then, the one of the pro—independence heroes, according to if you're a separatist in catalonia, returns disrupts this ceremony. if he's arrested, his party has said that they'll push for that vote, that investitu re vote to be suspended. so it's a really intriguing situation, and it puts spain's democracy in a dilemma because, as carles puigdemont himself said to the supporters, what happens in a country that passes an amnesty law but t
puigdemont still faces arrest.a new president for the region. 0ur europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, told me about the significance of this development. the timing of his return is very deliberate and disruptive. basically, salvador ela, illa, who's a socialist, is he's just giving a speech there. we saw pictures of him earlier in the catalan parliament. he, if he's elected the head of the regional government, would be the first head of catalonia, catalonia's regional government, not to...
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mr puigdemont earlier evaded police to address supporters in barcelona, despite facing an arrest warranting his escape. the african union's health agency says m—pox is spreading at an alarming rate, and a public health emergency will be declared soon. it said infection rates had gone up by 160% in the past year. a new variant of the infectious disease is spreading beyond the borders of the democratic republic of congo, where m—pox is endemic. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, has signed a decree blocking access to the social media platform x for ten days. mr maduro accused elon musk of of inciting hate, civil war and death. the two men have traded insults since nicolas maduro was declared the winner of last month's disputed presidential election. un member states have approved a treaty targeting cybercrime, despite criticism from human rights activists that it could be used to justify restrictions on freedom of expression. the treaty — originally proposed by russia — will come into force once a0 countries have ratified it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the br
mr puigdemont earlier evaded police to address supporters in barcelona, despite facing an arrest warranting his escape. the african union's health agency says m—pox is spreading at an alarming rate, and a public health emergency will be declared soon. it said infection rates had gone up by 160% in the past year. a new variant of the infectious disease is spreading beyond the borders of the democratic republic of congo, where m—pox is endemic. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, has...