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Spanish police detain 13 Catalan government officials as they crack down on preparations for an independence referendum in the region which Madrid says is illegal, sparking angry protests in Barcelona. IMAGES
Violent clashes erupt between police and protesters who are blocking access to Barcelona airport after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine of their leaders to heavy jail terms over the failed 2017 independence bid. IMAGES
Police fires tear gas on protesters in Portland, Oregon, as tensions rise over reports that federal agents circulating in unmarked cars were grabbing and detaining protesters off the streets. The city has seen nightly protests against racism and police brutality outside the city's federal courthouse and another court building. IMAGES
French police detain a man in Paris at nightfall after a day of protests against the government's plan to overhaul the pension system. Strikes across the country brought much of France to a halt. IMAGES
Police face off with Catalan separatists in Barcelona during a demonstration against Spain's jailing of nine of their leaders, a day after activists stormed Barcelona airport in an angry response to the verdict. IMAGES