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Germany brings home ʼIslamic Stateʼ children from Iraq The German Foreign Ministry said Friday it had brought several children of convicted "Islamic State" (IS) militants back to Germany from Iraq. The returns were carried out with the consent of the parents, a ministry source said, adding that the number of repatriations so far had "reached a high single-digit figure." The children are staying with their relatives in Germany. With the collapse of the once expansive IS caliphate, a number of European countries are facing the difficult question of how to deal with returning jihadis and their children.
France cools Iran spat with new ambassador The French government has appointed an ambassador to Iran after the role was left vacant for months following a diplomatic dispute with the Islamic republic, according to a decree published in Franceʼs Official Gazette. The government named veteran diplomat Philippe Thiebaud (pictured), who once represented France at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, as its permanent representative in Iran. Franceʼs AFP news agency reported that Iran had tapped Bahram Ghasemi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, as its ambassador to France, another post left empty since the summer. Iranʼs choice is a controversial one. Ghasemi, who previously served as ambassador to Italy and Spain, had earlier this week credited Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with preventing terrorist groups from reaching Europe. Hezbollahʼs military wing is considered a terrorist group by the EU.
Obama meets ʼmy friend Angelaʼ in Berlin She is worthy of applause - he said
A day after praising her at an event in Cologne, the former US president met with Chancellor Merkel in the German capital.
Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia Germany announced Wednesday it would extend a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month. The ban, which Germany instituted followed the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and applies to countries involved in the Yemen war, has led to both domestic and international tension, with Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs government facing pressure from theGerman arms industryand some EU neighbors angered over the export freeze. The ban was originally set to last until March 9. "We decided this [extension] with a view to developments in Yemen," Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas said following a meeting of Merkelʼs cabinet. "We believe that the Yemen war must end as soon as possible." "Not only will there not be any permits issued until the end of this month, but products with permits already granted will also not be delivered," Maas added. The minister said that the German government would evaluate the arms export situation with respect to developments in Yemen over the course of the month. Around 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the war in Yemen since 2015, when Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention in the country.
Jürgen Klopp praises Ralph Hasenhüttlʼs ʼincredibleʼ job before Premier League clash Their teams have only met once before, but Ralph Hasenhüttl and Jürgen Klopp go way back. Liverpool travel to Southampton on Friday in a game with huge significance and two ex-Bundesliga coaches impressing in England. Ralph Hasenhüttl is getting used to being up against it. The Austrian coachtook a leap of faithwhen he agreed to take the reins at relegationthreatened Southampton just before Christmas after leaving RB Leipzig. So far, heʼs been rewarded. A run of three wins in four games has helped the south coast club pull five points clear of the drop zone and Hasenhüttlʼs return of 26 points from 18 games, enough to see them comfort-
ably midtable if extrapolated over a season, has seen him gather plaudits from Saints fans, the English press and the head coach he faces on Friday night. “Hasenhuttl is doing an incredible job. Since he’s been at Southampton they are eighth in the form table. The analysis (of Southampton) was very interesting – they don’t look like a team fighting to stay in the league," said Klopp in his prematch press conference. Thanks largely to the woeful record of his predecessor, Mark Hughes, thatʼs still what Southampton are, despite recent improvements. Speaking to goal.com ahead of the game, Hasenhüttl admitted clubs of Southamptonʼs size were up against it in the Premier League.
Philippines releases documents detailing drug war tactics Thousands of police documents related to PhilippinePresident Duterteʼs war on drugswere ordered to be made public on Tuesday by the Philippine top court. Documents related to over 20,000 drug killings between July 2016 and November 2017 are to be handed over to two law firms that questioned the legality of the governmentʼs war on drugs. Human rights groups hope that the documents could reveal evidence of extrajudicial killings.
Napoleon love letters fetch over half a million euros at Paris auction The letters, which the French state has auctioned at Drouot in Paris, had been in the collection of the bankrupt investment firm Aristophil. On sale were three of the many letters Napoleon wrote to his wife Josephine. The French auction house Drouot announced on Friday that three love letters written byFrench Emperor Napoleon Bonapartewere sold for a combined total of €513,000 ($575,000) in Paris on Thursday. The letters, penned by Napoleon between 1796 and 1804, were sent to his wife Josephine de Beauharnais.
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Sting to return to Budapest for summer 2019 Sting is head over heels for Budapest. After a successful free show with Shaggy a month ago on Heroes’ Square, the former Police frontman has just announced another Budapest concert for next summer. On 2 July, the Grammy-winning singer brings his My Songs tour to the Papp László Aréna, where he will be taking the stage with his own band. From “Englishman In New York” to “Every Breath You Take”, the set should include Sting’s biggest hits. Tickets are on sale now.
Ronnie OʼSullivan still ʼfighting and punchingʼ as he closes in on world number one spot Five-time world champion Ronnie OʼSullivan says he is "still fighting and punching" after reaching the final of the Tour Championship in Llandudno.
The 43-year-oldbeat Judd Trump 10-9in the semi-final and will become the oldest world number one since Ray Reardon in 1983 if he takes the title. Trump, who defeated OʼSullivan in the Masters, said he was "gutted" after missing a match ball yellow. OʼSullivan last led the world rankings nine years ago - in May 2010. "Youʼve got to enjoy the moment sometimes," OʼSullivan told BBC Sport. The current world number two - who will meet Neil Robertson or
Mark Allen in the final which starts on Saturday - would replace Mark Selby as number one if he wins. "Iʼm 43, 44, knocking on and Iʼm not sure thereʼs going to be too many of them. Thereʼs very few people that have been the best in the world and the greatest at what theyʼve done, so I feel like Iʼm in that bracket," he said. "Maybe thereʼs eight billion people on this planet. How many can say they are the greatest at what theyʼve done?
Ono is not only John Lennonʼs widow, she also stands alone as an artist.
site to ensure that everything is set up in the spirit of the eccentric artist. On display are smaller objects, spacefilling installations and sculptures by the 86-year-old Ono. With this onewoman show, the museum is showcasing Onoʼs entire artistic oeuvre since the 1960s. All sorts of media, including films, video works and her solo albums, are included in the exhibition, with rarely shown drawings also on display in Leipzig.
Miami Open: Naomi Osaka & Bianca ʼPeace is Powerʼ: Yoko Onoʼs works on Andreescu in Leipzig through to third show She is arguably the most hated curator, Onoʼs long-time friend and round woman in music history. Yet Yoko confidante Jon Hendricks has been on World number one Naomi Osaka came through a three-set tussle with 141-ranked Yanina Wickmayer to reach the Miami Open third round. Japanese top seed Osaka, who had a first-round bye, beat the Belgian qualifier 6-0 6-7 (3-7) 6-1. Osaka, 21, hit 14 aces and saved five of six break points to set up a meeting with Taiwanʼs Hsieh Suwei. "In the second set I got really emotional, so in the third I just tried to shut off my feelings," Osaka said. "I had to work hard out there." Osaka failed to defend her title in Indian Wells earlier this month after she wasbeaten in the fourth roundby Belinda Bencic.
Yoko Ono has over 2,000 square meters (around 21,500 square feet) and three floors of exhibition space in the Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts at her disposal. "Yoko Ono. Peace is Power" is the most extensive retrospective of the Japanese-American artistʼs work in Germany to date. As
Múzeum+ February at Museum of Fine Arts The February edition of monthly event series Múzeum+ is being held on the 14th at the Museum of Fine Arts. For each of these events, besides interactive workshops and concerts, an English-language guided tour also features. This time the theme is German Renaissance Art, starting at 7pm. For the complete schedule, check the museum website.
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Dissident Czech literary master Milan Kundera at 90 His "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" brought the Prague Spring to life for international readers. But the writer who went into exile in Paris in 1975 wants to be remembered as a French writer. Milan Kunderaʼs novels delve deeply into the the thoughts, feelings and beliefs of the individual. But his books also often portray relationships, and not only between two people. In his masterpiece, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Kundera tells the story of a love triangle against the backdrop of the Prague Spring. The epic turned Kundera into an international literary star when it was published in 1984. By then, the dissident Czech novelist had been living in exile in Paris for almost a decade. His books had been banned in Czechoslovakia, and since the Soviet-backed government deprived him of citizenship in 1978, he has remained the countryʼs most famous exiled writer. Even after the Velvet Revolution, the fall of the Iron Curtain and the creation of the Czech Republic, the writer has not returned to live in his homeland.
Swedish royal heist jewelry found, reports say The trial of a young man accused of stealing royal jewelry from a Swedish cathedral was halted on Tuesday when officials announced that the jewelry had been found in a rubbish bin in a Stockholm suburb. Thieves made off with an orb and two crownsworth approximately 65 million Swedish crowns ($7.1 million) from a hilltop cathedral west of Stockholm in July, before fleeing via a nearby lake system. Police said they had recovered what they believed to be King Karl IXʼs funeral regalia in an area around Stockholm and that they were working "intensely" to confirm the items were the royal jewelry. A 22-year-old Swedish man is standing trialaccused of stealing the objects from an alarmed display after the glass was smashed. The defendant, who was arrested Sept. 12, has not been publicly identified. A second man has been detained but not charged.