Millions of workers across Spain participated in the nation's first general strike in 14 years, with Catalonia leading high turnout amid housing protests.

Spain's top courts cleared the way for self-exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to return without facing immediate arrest following a landmark amnesty ruling.

The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her Madrid flat after a rent hike has triggered massive protests and tent encampments in Puerta del Sol.