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Spanish Government Rejects Catalan Calls for Talks

05/10/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Spanish Government Rejects Catalan Calls for Talks

Spanish PM says there will be no mediation until move to declare independence is dropped

The Spanish Prime Minister says there will be no mediation until the move to declare independence is dropped. Also: Iraqi forces capture the centre of Hawija form so-called Islamic State; The latest on the investigation into Las Vegas massacre gunman Stephen Paddock.

(Photo: Protesters wave Spanish flags at a demonstration defending unity on Wednesday. Credit: AFP)

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