Defying an arrest warrant against him, former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont appeared in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Thursday after seven years of self-imposed exile, as he sought to reignite a flagging independence movement.

Catalan separatist Puigdemont faces arrest as supporters cheer his return to Spain

The ousted Catalan leader called for immediate 'political dialogue' with Madrid to resolve the row over the region's independence bid as he left a German jail on Friday

Puigdemont urges dialogue with Madrid after leaving German jail

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Catalan separatist Puigdemont faces arrest as supporters cheer his return to Spain

Puigdemont urges dialogue with Madrid after leaving German jail