The Globalist

After hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Barcelona in support of unity with Spain, we ask where the country can go from here. Plus: the Tories in crisis, cyber warfare in the Baltics and business from Milan.

As Spain attempts to block Catalonia’s bid for independence, we ask what the following weeks might have in store for the country. Plus: the latest on the continuing crisis in Myanmar, the role of luck in politics and the career of Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro.

We ask whether the EU should step in to mediate Spain and Catalonia’s stand-off? Plus: why Rex Tillerson and Donald Trump haven’t been seeing eye to eye and London’s Frieze Art Fair.

Why is the US incapable of tackling its gun industry's complacency towards mass shootings? Plus: the topics that leaders of Saudi Arabia and Russia will be covering in their meeting today and a look at the life of Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani.

We analyse the political and media rhetoric surrounding the largest mass shooting in US history. Plus: an update on the diplomatic outlook for Qatar and why UK airline Monarch has left more than 100,000 people stranded on holiday.

Our correspondent is live in Barcelona as Spain digests the outcome of yesterday’s controversial independence referendum. Meanwhile, will Iran abandon the nuclear deal if the US withdraws its support? Plus: Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé looks back at the life of publishing giant Si Newhouse.

Catalan independence: will the region vote to secede from the rest of Spain? We also discuss whether France’s domestic problems will curtail Emmanuel Macron’s grand European ambitions and speak to an editor at ‘The Süddeutschen Zeitung’ about the paper’s greatest scoop. Plus: why are an Albanian dictator’s war bunkers getting a makeover?

We ask what will be discussed in today’s meeting between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayep Erdogan and whether Angela Merkel can pull off a coalition. Plus: in our series on journalistic scoops, we look at the UK MPs expenses scandal with one of the people who broke the story.

As the men behind the November 2015 Paris attack go on trial, we ask how to sentence a terrorist. Also, why was Chad, an ally of the US, included on the new travel ban list and what to expect from Bloomberg’s new Arabic service.

We ask how Japan’s snap election could allow Shinzo Abe to respond to North Korean aggression and why Kurdistan’s controversial independence referendum matters to the rest of the region. Plus: Australia’s plans to create a space agency and a jelly-heavy diet for Italians.

Andreas Kluth – the editor in chief of ‘Handelsblatt Global’ – and Matthew Karnitschnig, chief Europe correspondent for Politico, give their analysis of Germany’s election result. Plus: a lookahead to the fourth round of Brexit talks in Brussels and highlights from the Milan and Paris fashion weeks.

The UK prime minister Theresa May is set to give one of the most important speeches of her career in Florence – but will she be able to unlock the Brexit talks? Plus: how Auckland airport chaos may impact New Zealand’s elections and a browse through the day’s front pages.

We look to Spain as increased tensions see police raid Catalan government buildings to prevent their independence referendum. Plus: UK prime minister Theresa May’s message to the UN and how South Korea is trying to convince the world that the 2018 Winter Olympics will be safe.

As Donald Trump refers to Kim Jong-Un as “rocket man”, we unpack the highlights from the UN General Assembly. Plus: the German media scene and what’s grounded thousands of travellers in New Zealand.

We ask whether there is a leadership crisis brewing in the UK and how questions over Theresa May’s future might affect the country’s Brexit discussions. Plus: how Italy cut its migrant numbers, a look at Germany’s art scene and how design firm Maison Deux is putting a modern spin on the classic children’s rocking horse.