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Europe Made Billions from Tourists. Now It’s Turning Them Away

By Lisa Abend/Venice

These Are the Victims of the Spanish Terrorist Attacks

By Rachel Lewis

How the Terrorist Attacks in Spain Unfolded Over a Chaotic 12 Hours

By Rachel Lewis

Here’s Why People Are Posting Cats in Response to the Barcelona Attack

By Julia Zorthian
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How the World Reacted to the Barcelona Terrorist Attack

What political leaders and celebrities have said about the tragic incident

By Kate Samuelson

Barcelona's Famous Christopher Columbus Statue Is Under Attack

Critics say the monument inappropriately celebrates the explorer's colonial history

By Suyin Haynes

Barcelona Unveils 'Shame Counter' Tracking Refugee Deaths

"3,034 people who drowned because they were not offered a safe passage"

By Casey Quackenbush

Messi to Appeal Sentence for Tax Fraud

Messi's attorneys said "there is a good chance the appeal will succeed"

By Rishi Iyengar

'Plastic Bag Jersey' Boy to Meet Messi

"I love Messi," young Murtaza Ahmadi says

By Rishi Iyengar

Here's a Photo of Lionel Messi's Ridiculously Adorable New Dog

It was a gift from his girlfriend

By Megan McCluskey

Catalonia Pushes Secession Despite Court Order

The standoff intensifies just weeks before December's general election

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

Watch Messi Take Ronaldo's Champions League Goals Record

With these two stunners in Wednesday's match

By Noah Rayman

Brazilian Soccer Star Kicks Racism, Scores PR Goal

When Barcelona star Dani Alves ate a banana thrown at him as a racist taunt, his teammate Neymar sprang into action. The resulting social-media campaign exploded around the world — and could teach the sport's governing body a thing or two about tackling bigotry

By Andrew Downie / São Paulo

Soccer Star Eats Banana Thrown At Him As a Racist Taunt

The best way to handle racist taunts

By Samantha Grossman

Pelé: Today I'd Play for Barcelona

The soccer great surprises football fans with his team choice.

By Belinda Luscombe

Pictures of the Week: May 25–June 1

From Memorial Day observances in the United States and an exchange of bodies in the West Bank to the massacre in Syria and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in England, TIME's photo department presents the best images of the week.

By TIME Photo Department
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