George Engels went to Barcelona to get the opinions of people on both sides of the Catalan independence question

The top stories WikiTribune's working on and what we recommend today - take part: Catalonia, Weinstein, refugees

Bill Browder tells WikiTribune he doubts President Trump will be able to repeal the sanctions regime against Russia

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump Administration's ban on transgender people serving openly

Top stories WikiTribune's following and developing today - take part: Paul Manafort indicted, Catalonia

Journalism professor and author Dan Gillmor says we're all to blame for the "fake news" crisis but the answer's in our hands

Spain's Senate voted to impose direct rule on Catalonia following a disputed independence referendum

Catalan leader expected to call a snap election to persuade Spanish Prime Minister not to impose direct rule on region

China revealed its top leadership after a week-long party congress but did not name a clear heir to President Xi Jinping

Also: Donald Tusk, one of the most senior EU leaders, made the latest comment on the looming 'deal or no deal' question for Britain's departure from the union

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, human rights groups urged Greek PM to end the containment asylum on several Greek islands

Iran's Supreme Leader weighed in on the nuclear-deal controversy