Int’l news worth noting in brief

Other international news worth noting in brief this morning include:

• The US economy grew at 3% in 3Q17, outstripping projections of 2.5%, CNBC reports.
• Demand for the iPhone X has outstripped supply, with Apple calling pre-orders “off the charts.”
• A federal grand jury in the United States approved the first charges in the into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, according to Reuters.
• Catalonia’s parliament voted in favor of independence on Friday in defiance of the Spanish government’s imposed direct rule, BBC reports. Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has called for peaceful protests.