Spain Cancels Arrest Warrant for Carles Puigdemont, Catalan Separatist Leader

New York Times6 October 2026, 16:03 UTCSpain

The Spanish Supreme Court canceled an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium.

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