Donald Trump’s former presidential campaign manager, Paul Manafort, faces 12 charges of defrauding the US over his dealings with pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine.
Catalan leaders have voted to unilaterally declare independence from Spain, just hours before Madrid was expected to impose direct rule on the region.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on the country’s representatives to approve direct rule over Catalonia.
Spain will begin the process of suspending Catalan autonomy on Saturday in the wake of the unofficial independence vote earlier this month.
An alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters have forced the Islamic State out of Raqqa, the so-called caliphate’s former capital.