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Catalan crisis: Carles Puigdemont ‘welcome’ to run in pollBBC News Catalans Defiant After Spain Dissolves Parliament, Fires Separatist GovernmentNBCNews.com Spain sacks Catalan police chief as Madrid exerts controlBusiness Insider Spanish families confront Catalonian independenceLos Angeles Times The Observer view on independence for CataloniaThe Guardian Full coverage

North Korea Rouses Neighbors to Reconsider Nuclear WeaponsNew York Times South Korea, China Nuclear Envoys to Meet in Beijing: South Korea GovernmentU.S. News & World Report News Live: North Korea will face ‘massive military response’ if it uses nukes: MattisMoneycontrol.com Diplomacy and N. Korea dilemmaKorea Times Full coverage

Catalonia’s Ousted Leader Calls for Peaceful DefianceNew York Times Catalan ex-leader Carles Puigdemont vows to resist takeoverBBC News Sacked Catalonia leader calls for opposition to Madrid’s ruleReuters Catalan leaders removed, Spain asserts control over breakaway regionWashington Post Spain in crisis: Long live the Catalan Republic?Aljazeera.com Full coverage

Catalan police call for neutrality as Spain exerts controlReuters Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría – Madrid’s enforcer for CataloniaBBC News Catalans Defiant After Spain Dissolves Parliament, Fires Separatist GovernmentNBCNews.com Catalan leaders removed, Spain asserts control over breakaway regionWashington Post The Catalan Martyr vs. the Spanish StrongmanNew York Times Full coverage

Spain takes control of Catalonia, fires defiant separatist leadersChicago Tribune The Latest: Europe officials reject Catalonia’s independenceNew York Daily News Catalan Lawmakers Vote for Independence in Defiance of SpainBloomberg Catalan police chief sacked as Madrid takes steps to impose direct ruleCNN Opinion: Conflict in Spain is about taking back controlEdmonton Journal Full coverage