Opinion | We Underestimated Trump Before. It Didn’t Go Well.

The former president continues to pose a threat because our political imagination fails us. 

Catalan Separatist Leaves Italy, Dodging Spain’s Latest Effort to Prosecute Him

After briefly holding Carles Puigdemont on a Spanish arrest warrant, Italian authorities released him, and he left the country on Monday.

Italy Frees Catalan Separatist Leader From Jail. Here’s How the Case Has Gone.

Carles Puigdemont, a former leader of Catalonia, faces trial in Spain and was detained briefly in Italy. It is not clear if he will appear when the court considers whether to return him to Spain.

Catalan Separatist Leader, Carles Puigdemont, Is Arrested in Italy

The arrest of Mr. Puigdemont, on the island of Sardinia, came on a warrant issued by Spain’s Supreme Court on charges of sedition.

Married Kremlin Spies, a Shadowy Mission to Moscow and Unrest in Catalonia

Intelligence files suggest an aide to a top Catalan separatist sought help from Russia in the struggle to break with Spain. A fierce new protest group emerged shortly afterward.

Syed Ali Geelani, Separatist Leader in Kashmir, Dies at 91

Mr. Geelani was an uncompromising opponent of the Indian government’s control of the Kashmir valley and favored Pakistani sovereignty over the mostly Muslim region.

Spain Pardons Jailed Catalan Separatist Leaders

A major step toward defusing tensions in a conflict that has long divided Spain prompted mixed reactions from an independence movement.

Kenneth Kaunda, Patriarch of African Independence, Is Dead at 97

As Zambia’s first president, he dominated his country, outliving many of the other frontline leaders who had sponsored southern Africa’s guerrilla wars.

Their Own Private Idaho: Five Oregon Counties Back a Plan to Secede

In nonbinding elections, parts of eastern Oregon said they wanted to join Idaho. The conservative region has long felt alienated from the liberal politics of Oregon’s population centers.