Bail approved for ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont by German court

A German court has ruled that former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont can be released on bail pending a decision on his possible extradition to Spain.

The state court in Schleswig said it is setting conditions including a €75,000 payment for the 55-year-old ex-president of Spain's Catalonia region to leave prison.