Millions join Spain's first general strike in 14 years as anger over housing leads to clashes

A general strike by 4 million Spanish workers — around one-fifth of the total workforce — against the country's housing crisis was mostly peaceful on Wednesday, unions said, though by the evening clashes erupted in some areas of Barcelona and Madrid. It is ‌the first general strike since workers downed tools in 2012 against austerity measures during the euro zone...