Fugitive ex-Catalan leader said to be in Belgium as Spanish police try to explain how he escaped

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was back in Belgium on Friday. his lawyer said, after he evaded arrest in Spain for the second time in seven years with a dramatic dash into a getaway car following a public appearance in Barcelona. Puigdemont made a...

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont, a fugitive since 2017, returns to Spain. But then he vanishes again

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for fugitive Carles Puigdemont, a celebrated campaigner for Catalan independence who made a sensational return to Spain and an equally sensational getaway from a speech in the city with the alleged help of local police...

Ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled after his 2017 illegal independence ballot, returns to Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled after his 2017 illegal independence ballot, returns to Spain.

Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region seven years ago, announced that he plans to return home on Thursday despite the likelihood of being arrested on his return. ...