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People march under rain during a demonstration in support of migrant people seeking to enter Europe, in Brussels, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Spain saves 493 migrants yet stops rescue ship from leaving

By RENATA BRITO and JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Spanish police arrest 182 people attending cockfight

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In this Sept. 10, 2018, file photo, people cross the Gibraltar airport to participate in National Day celebrations in the British territory of Gibraltar. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, that his government is "annoyed" that the divorce agreement being prepared for Britain's exit from the European Union doesn't specify that Gibraltar's future must be decided directly by officials in Madrid and London. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno, File)

Theresa May Brexit plan vote failure would hurt Gibraltar

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

Police in Costa Rica, Spain arrest kidnappers of American

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In this Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 photo, Catalan regional president Quim Torra speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, at the Palace of Generalitat or Catalan government headquarters, in Barcelona, Spain. Catalonia separatist leader says that the Spanish government's bid to pass a national budget is doomed unless the wealthy northeastern region is allowed to hold a referendum on secession from the rest of the country. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Catalan separatists threaten to nix Spanish govt budget

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 file photo, Spain's far-right Vox Party President Santiago Abascal, arrives at a party rally in Murcia, Spain. Spain's new far-right Vox party is edging toward the political mainstream, dropping its more extremist positions to help form a regional government in Andalucia, according to a new political alliance announced late Wednesday Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, FILE)

Spain’s far-right Vox party allies with mainstream rivals

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to South Africa's Kevin Anderson during the final match of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep top seeds for Australian Open

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Migrants disembark from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue vessel, after being rescued Dec. 21, in the Central Mediterranean Sea, before disembarking in the port of Crinavis in Algeciras, Spain, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. The Proactiva Open Arms aid boat carrying over 300 migrants rescued at sea, has ended a weeklong journey across the western Mediterranean Sea to dock at the Spanish port of Algeciras on Friday. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)

Spanish police discover 2 migrants hidden inside mattresses

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Spanish police seize hashish, arrest 42 in drug operations

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Boat with 300 migrants arrives in Spain after week at sea

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Spanish economy up 0.6 percent in third quarter of 2018

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left and the president of the country's Catalonia region, Quim Torra talk at the start of a meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Prime Minister Sanchez met with Catalonia's regional President Torra, who heads a pro-secession coalition and wants self-determination to be part of the talks. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Tensions between Catalan, Spain rise higher

By Martin Arostegui -- Special to The Washington Times

Protesters hold a banner that reads in Catalan ''Knock down the regime'' during a rally in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Thousands of pro-independence protesters angry about Spain's Cabinet holding a meeting in Catalonia blocked roads across the region Friday and clashed with anti-riot police in its capital. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spanish PM: Consensus only way to resolve Catalonia crisis

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, photo, migrants sit in a rubber dinghy after Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO, spotted and rescued them in the Central Mediterranean Sea at 45 miles (72 kilometers) from Al Khums, Lybia. The Spanish NGO Open Arms have rescued about 300 migrants from 3 boats crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe on Friday. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)

Aid ship with 311 migrants ignored by Italy, heads to Spain

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Tomas Arizta, a owner of a lottery office, celebrates with sparkling wine beside Asuncion Daguerrea and Edurne Gomez, left, after selling the first prize Christmas lottery ticket El Gordo, or The Fat One, with the number 03347, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Holders of the ticket number 03347 struck it rich Saturday when they won the top prize in Spain's bumper Christmas lottery. The lottery dished out 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in prize-money this year.(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

El Gordo fever: Spain enthralled by annual Christmas lottery

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives to pose for the media before a weekly Cabinet meeting held in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Catalan authorities say pro-independence protesters angry about Spain's Cabinet holding a meeting in Barcelona have blocked a major highway and dozens of roads, disrupting traffic to and from the city. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Catalan separatists march in Barcelona

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, shakes hands with the president of the country's Catalonia region, Quim Torra before a meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Prime Minister Sanchez met with Catalonia's regional President Torra, who heads a pro-secession coalition and wants self-determination to be part of the talks. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Spanish PM arrives for talks in Catalonia

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Spain court grants $1.7 billion compensation for oil spill

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Spanish court gears up for high-stakes trial of separatists

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by Catalan language association Omnium Cultural, showing jailed Catalan separatist leaders posing for a photo inside Lledoners jail in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, 50 kms from Barcelona, Spain, with left to right; Jordi Sanchez, Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Turull, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Cuixart, Josep Rull and Raul Romeva. Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Turull, have been in a medical ward since Friday Dec. 14, 2018, as the hunger strike by the group of Catalan politicians enters its third week and begins to take a toll on their health, but they say their upcoming treason trial will allow them to peacefully promote their cause for independence from Spain. (Maria Vernet/Omnium Cultural via AP)

AP Interview: Catalan separatists on hunger strike speak out

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press