RT News - October 16, 2017 (12:00 MSK)

Austrian voters turn sharp right, and are set to elect the world's youngest leader - while an anti-immigration party makes significant gains. The U.S. increases next year's Africa aid budget to over five billion dollars, as Somalia reels from its worst-ever terrorist attack. Catalonia's president refuses to clarify whether his region's declaring independence from Spain - instead asking for talks with the Prime Minister, who's threatening to impose direct rule from Madrid.