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Protesters in favour of Catalonia's independence have called a general strike which follows several days of sometimes violent clashes with the police, which were sparked by the jail sentences handed down to nine separatist leaders on Monday. They were given terms of between nine and 13 years for their part in the 2017 referendum on independence for Catalonia. The vote was declared illegal by the Spanish constitutional court. Also in the programme: Fighting continues in Northern Syria, despite ceasefire and the first all-woman spacewalk. (Picture: Demonstrators march in Barcelona. Credit: REUTERS/Albert Gea)

The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, is starting his campaign to persuade MPs at Westminster to approve a new Brexit deal agreed with the European Union. And the United States says Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces. (Photo: Boris Johnson was surrounded by EU leaders after the deal was announced at the Brussels summit. Credit: AFP)

A Brexit deal has been agreed between the UK and EU before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker called it a "fair" outcome - and said there was no need to extend the Brexit deadline. Also in the programme: The US Vice President and Secretary of State meet President Erdogan in an attempt to persuade him to half the Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurds; and US forces rehearsed with Syrian Kurds scenarios to best resist a Turkish assault of north-east Syria. (Photo: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is watched by President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker as they address a press conference at a European Union Summit at European Union Headquarters in Brussels on 17 October 2019. Credit: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump has said that the Turkish assault on Kurdish forces in Syria is not America's problem. But US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are trying to get Turkey's President Erdogan to halt it. Also in the programme: the future of artificial wombs; and the revival of the hump back whale. Photo: Smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the eighth day of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Carrie Lam is forced to suspend her annual address after being heckled in parliament. Opposition lawmakers disrupted the Legislative Council session by shouting and projecting slogans behind her. After a first interruption, the session resumed only to be interrupted again. It was then suspended - and Ms Lam delivered the address by video instead. Also on the programme: President Erdogan vows to continue his controversial operation in northern Syria; and new research suggests pollution is a key factor in premature memory loss. (Photo: Carrie Lam arrives to deliver her annual policy address, as lawmakers shout protests at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Credit: Reuters/Tyrone Siu)