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Live NEWS/SPAIN Catalonia focuses on regaining autonomy as deposed leaders face court. The regional elections in Catalonia set for the 21st of December could be crucial for the next stage of the battle between Madrid and Barcelona. But there are signs in the pro-secession camp that they are focusing less on talking about independence and more on regaining their autonomy in Spain. Meanwhile, Catalonia's deposed president, Carles Puigdemont, and four of his colleagues are set to appear in a Belgian court next week. It is the start of proceedings to decide if they'll be sent back to Spain, where they face charges of sedition and rebellion.

Live NEWS/SOUTH KOREA Trump urges North Korea to ‘come to the negotiating US president Donald Trump says his country and its allies are prepared to use military action against North Korea. But says he is open to negotiations to end Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. Trump has been discussing the issue with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Seoul. At a joint news conference, Trump announced that South Korea will buy billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment from the US.

Roger Schultz served as a cannoneer sergeant in the US Marine Corps. He liked serving, because "I learned how to be a Marine and nothing else. You always had somebody on your side." Eventually he quit the Marin Corps to be back with his family, but his wife left him the following year and his life spiralled out of control. Schultz ended up living out of his truck, barely getting by. In search of a place to stay, he finally checked into a Veterans Resource Center (VRC) in California, which provides housing and group therapy for former members of the military. "This is my readjustment therapy... The way of life I learned in the Marines, it just doesn't mix in society. So we're learning how to adjust that, so I can maybe have a relationship with my children, my ex-wife, and next employer that doesn't turn destructive," says Schultz. Scarred by war, many returning soldiers struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their inability to adjust fr...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is risking political and regional instability by dismantling a decades-old system of consensus rule, analysts including ex- top US intelligence officers Since replacing his cousin Mohammed bin Nayef in June as first in line to succeed King Salman, the 32-year-old has embarked on a campaign to consolidate power, taking on rivals within the Saudi royal family and religious activists. In September, Saudi police arrested dozens of religious figures, including Islamic preachers Salman al-Awdah and Awad al-Qarni, who still remain behin in However, the heir to the throne's most ambitious move came late on Saturday when he fired senior ministers and had dozens of the country's richest men detained, ostensibly on the grounds of combatting corruption. They included his cousin and one of the world's richest men, Alwaleed bin Talal; at least 11 other princes; four ministers; and several more ex-ministers. Waleed al- Ibrahim, the chair...

Russia Holds Low-Key Events for 1917 Revolution Anniversary The Kremlin is not holding any special events on Tuesday, an ordinary working day, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed. AFP Updated: November 7, 2017, 11:16 AM IST Moscow: Russia is to hold low-key events on Tuesday to mark a century since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, with authorities reluctant to celebrate an armed uprising that launched more than 70 years of Communist rule. The Kremlin is not holding any special events on Tuesday, an ordinary working day, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Pesko

A private television station in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has come under attack by gunmen, according to local media. An employee at Shamshad TV told TOLOnews on Tuesday that the attackers stormed the station's building after detonating explosives at the gate. Gunfire was heard from the scene, while security forces and ambulances rushed to the area, TOLOnews reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

US President Donald Trump has praised Saudi Arabia after the dismissal of a number of senior ministers and the detention of princes in what the state is calling an anti-corruption investigation. Last week's purge and detentions are widely being seen as an effort by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to assert his influence within the country. READ MORE Saudi Arabia princes detained, ministers dismissed "I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing," Trump tweeted on Monday. "Some of those they are harshly treating have been 'milking' their country for years!"

I know it's a human thing to look back at the things in life that we sometimes, if not always regret. Whether it's doing drugs, to getting to know someone, to date someone, to be with someone, we all have regrets, we're not perfect. So many people look back at life, at their regrets, saying how they regret doing this, or talking to that person, or getting to know that girl/guy, I used to be one of those people, heck i still am, it's a battle, for anyone. So, look forward, move forward, and think about what's coming, and not what left. Many of us are still young and have so much to look forward to in life, and whether you can't see something good happen in the near future, it doesn't mean it won't. Each step we take, we slightly or dramatically change our future, each word we speak, we influence the people around us, the setting around us. Remember, if we look back whilst we're walking, we'll crash or bump into things we could see coming if ...