In Spain, deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and 13 of his dismissed ministers have been ordered to appear before the High Court in Madrid today to face charges over an independence drive that has rocked the country's politics.<br/>Puigdemont and his ministers have also been given three days to pay 6.2 million euros in bail, or have their personal assets seized.<br/><br/>Charges levelled against Puigdemont and others include sedition and misuse of public funds over last month's banned independence referendum.