World News Briefs -- November 2, 2017 (Evening Edition)

Daily Mail: Eight sacked Catalan officials are JAILED as European arrest warrant is issued for ousted leader after he defied Spanish call to hand himself in

* The Deputy First Minister and seven of his senior colleagues have been jailed
* A European arrest warrant is expected to be issued against Carles Puigdemont
* His lawyer in Belgium says 54-year-old intends to fight any extradition request
* Nazi salutes and jeers greeted Catalan politicians as they arrived to hand themselves into police in Madrid

A judge in Madrid has jailed eight former Catalan regional ministers behind the failed independence bid over fears they will attempt to flee the country.

The Deputy First Minister and seven of his senior colleagues were taken to a jail on the outskirts of the capital Madrid after appearing before the Spanish High Court to answer charges of sedition and rebellion.

The region's former leader Carles Puigdemont – who fled to Brussels with four of his colleagues on Monday – remains at large but has yet to comment on the action taken against his ministers.

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MIDDLE EAST

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ASIA

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South Korea to restrict anti-Trump protests ahead of summit.

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AFRICA

US mission in Niger not what US commanders say it was: report.

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EUROPE

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AMERICAS

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Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno faces party revolt.

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