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Brussels prosecutors say ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and four ex-ministers have been taken into custody to start the process of their possible extradition to Spain. CBC | World News

OUSTED Catalonian leader Carles Puigdemont and four former ministers have turned themselves in to Belgian police. Daily Express :: News Feed

Some members of Catalonia’s ousted government will appear before a Spanish judge Thursday for questioning in the rebellion investigation stemming from the region’s declaration of independence, but the former regional president does not plan to be among them. CBC | World News

A Spanish judge has issued an arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former councillors, all currently in Belgium, Spain’s high court said in a statement on Friday. CBC | World News

CATALAN leader Carles Puigdemont today warned EU leaders they are facing the “end of the idea of Europe” if they fail to take action over Spain’s “violent and oppressive” response to its independence referendum. Daily Express :: News Feed

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is calling his country’s repeat presidential election a sham and says a new vote should be held within 90 days. CBC | World News

Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he will resign as president on Nov. 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis. CBC | World News

CATALAN leader Carles Puigdemont has urged independence supporters to form a “democratic opposition” to the takeover by Madrid. Daily Express :: News Feed

Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont, in a highly anticipated speech that had been delayed on Thursday, said he considered the possibility of a snap election for his Spanish region but has ruled it out. CBC | World News

Chinese President Xi Jinping unveils the new lineup of the ruling Communist Party’s highest body, whose members will rule alongside him as he embarks on a second five-year term as party leader. CBC | World News