Shortly after the Director of Public Prosecutions announced accusations of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds against all 14 former members of the Catalan government, El Periódico reported that the former First Minister, Carles Puigdemont, who has not been seen all morning, is in Brussels. Source Spain Report
The United States said it would oppose on Friday for the first time an annual resolution at the United Nations calling on Israel to rescind its authority in the occupied Golan Heights, drawing praise from Israeli officials. Source: Reuters
North Korea’s leader publicly inspected a new weapon for the first time in nearly a year, state media reported on Friday, while it also decided to release a U.S. prisoner, sending conflicting signals at a time of sensitive negotiations. Source: Reuters
US energy giant ExxonMobil has started exploring for oil and gas in block 10 of Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the country’s energy minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis, said on Friday. Source: Ekathimerini
