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Daily briefing: Pro-Spain Catalan protest, first charges in Trump-Russia and China’s secrecy

Hundreds of thousands take to streets of Barcelona to protest against independence vote
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/24f53fec-bc37-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464

Kenya lurches towards another political stand-off

The outcome of repeat elections risks further polarising the nation
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/e3d48518-ba65-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589

Iceland elections fail to produce clear winner

Country on course for complex coalition or minority government after fragmented vote
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/301c172e-bca5-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464

Central bank meetings, Facebook and Ryanair in spotlight

Japan, US and UK to set monetary policy; third-quarter earnings season continues
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/7592268a-bb3e-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589

EU’s united front on Catalonia disguises a weak link or two

Separatists look to ex-Yugoslavia for inspiration but the differences are big
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/e43e865c-bb14-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852

Global growth and Macron factor drive French industrial upturn

Factories opening and jobs being created as embryonic manufacturing revival takes hold
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/bfff8a20-b894-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852

Modi looks to spark India electricity drive

But PM faces challenge in meeting pledge to provide power to all Indian households
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/92d05504-aa5f-11e7-ab55-27219df83c97

BoE meets, Facebook results

Bank of England expected to raise interest rates
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/879fae7b-e6f1-4683-b90c-99c223747204

Sacked Catalan leader calls for peaceful opposition to direct rule

Puigdemont says new republic must be defended ‘with a sense of civic responsibility’
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/8e7701bc-bbdd-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464

Greek police make Papademos parcel bomb arrest

Former prime minister was badly hurt when device exploded
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/2d79c2fe-bbca-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464

US and South Korea vow to meet threat from North

Seoul seeks ‘the more missiles the better’ to counter any Pyongyang attack
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/2b47bc06-bb99-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852

Saudi Arabia to boost spending next year in push to revive growth

Low oil price and years of austerity have left economy battered, says finance minister
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/9e9397f4-bb29-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589

Madrid takes control of Catalonia after independence vote

Mariano Rajoy unveils emergency measures and calls regional election for December 21
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/01355070-bae7-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589

First charges filed in US special counsel's Russia investigation

Sealed indictment related to meddling in the US presidential election
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a9f36410-bba8-11e7-b8a3-38a6e068f464

Unpicking the Universal Credit crisis and Brexit wars, continued

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/81a6830a-15f0-4c1e-b248-74cea1b5d3ab

Catalan crisis finally boils over

Heavy-handed response by Madrid could create a pro-independence majority
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/3a62643a-bb3e-11e7-9bfb-4a9c83ffa852

Some of what we couldn’t cover in our chat with Stephen Kotkin about Stalin

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4b52eae8-1248-3a31-a9c8-3d86b4ee8931

Mattis seeks to tone down talk of war on Korean border

Emphasis on diplomacy comes as US makes shows of force in response to Pyongyang tests
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/9632a92e-bb06-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589