Quim Torra was sworn in as Catalonia's new leader bringing an end to seven months of direct rule from Madrid but political uncertainty remained same as the hard-line separatist continues his fight to split from Spain

New Catalonia President includes jailed, exiled leaders in government

A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Friday said he would try 13 Catalan leaders for rebellion, a crime punishable by up to 25 years in jail, over their role in Catalonia's banned independence drive last year

Spain's top court to try 13 Catalan leaders for rebellion

Catalan secessionist parties on Tuesday failed to agree on a united ticket to contest a December snap regional election, making it more difficult to rule the region after the vote and press ahead with their collective bid to split from Spain

Catalan secessionist parties fail to agree on unity ticket for December vote