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Italian Wikipedia shuts down in protest of proposed EU copyright law The Italian version of Wikipedia will be shut down for two days, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. The move came as a protest ofa planned new European Union copyright directivethat would implement new rules about licenses for content and, according to critics, places a heavy burden on IT companies to police what users upload. "Freedom of internet at risk," reads the message now posted on the site. Deputy prime minister and leader of the antiestablishment Five Star Movement (M5S), Luigi Di Maio, said he wholeheartedly supported the protest. "We welcomed the support of the government," Maurizio Codogno, a spokesman for Wikipedia Italia, was quoted by Italian news agency ANSA as saying. "We hope that the M5S members of the European Parliament are in line with Di Maio (when the directive is voted on in the European Parliament on July 5)."
Amid asylum row, EU looks to Hungaryʼs transit zones The transit zones that German Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) sister partyagreed to after a heated debate over asylum policyalready exist in Hungary. Asylum-seekers there arenʼt allowed to enter the country directly, but are stopped at two crossing points along a border fence with Serbia. They are then sent into the transit zone, a closed-off container village. According to the Hungary Helsinki Committee (HHC) aid group, only one person per crossing point is allowed to enter the transit zone each day, a figure denied by a spokesperson for Hungaryʼs government.
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz calls for stronger EU border after German migration deal The deal ended a bitter German government crisis
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has warned that Germanyʼs new migration deal could force the Alpine country to impose stronger border checks on Italy and Slovenia. Austriaʼs conservative chancellor on Tuesday said that Germanyʼs debate over how to tackle irregular migrationunderlined the importance of strengthening the European Unionʼs external border. "Securing the external border is the basis for securing internal mobility [in the EU]," Sebastian Kurz said in a speech to the European Parliament. Austria, he added, would work towards that goal as part of its six-month EU presidency, which began on Sunday.Read more: Austria holds border exercises in response to Germany Earlier, Kurz said thata migration deal that ended a bitter dispute between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister, Horst Seehofer,would force Austria to "protect" its southern border. "Should this agreement become the German governmentʼs position, we see that as prompting us to take action to prevent negative consequences for Austria and its population," he said in a joint statement with his far-right vice chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache,
and interior minister, Herbert Kickl. "The [Austrian] government is therefore prepared in particular to take measures for the protection of our southern border," Kurz said without elaborating. Austria shares its southern border with Italy and Slovenia. Read more: Austria brings hard-line refugee policy to EU MerkelSeehofer deal Thousands of migrants seeking to enter Germany have passed through Austria in recent years, and many entered Austria through Slovenia and Italy. On Monday, Merkel agreed to her interior ministerʼs demand to set up transit centers on the Austrian border to ensure that asylum seekers already registered elsewhere in the EU are swiftly deported to that country. The agreement solved a government crisis that sawSeehofer, who leads Bavariaʼs Christian Social Union (CSU), threaten to resignif Merkel, who heads the sister-party Christian Democratic Union (CDU), did not accept his proposals to secure Germanyʼs border.
Hamas tried to hack Israeli soldiers with World Cup app, Israel says The Israeli army accused Islamist militant group Hamas on Tuesday of having attempted to hack into its soldiersʼ phones through the use of a World Cup-related app. Two dating apps were also involved, Israeli officials said. "No damage was done, as we stopped it in time," the military said of its counter efforts, codenamed "Operation Broken Heart." The alleged attack mimics the onereported by the Israeli militaryin January 2017, when the cellphones of dozens of soldiers were hacked by Hamas militants posing as attractive young women. The Gaza strip-based Palestinian militant group declined to comment on the allegations. The Israeli military did not disclose how it knew of Hamasʼ involvement.
Jordan launches aid drive for Syrian refugees trapped at its border The United Nations on Tuesday urged Jordan to open its borders to Syrians fleeing Daraa, where President Bashar Assadʼs government is currently in a fight against rebels to take back the city. "We call on the Jordanian government to keep its border open and for other countries in the region to step up and receive the fleeing civilians," UN human rights spokesperson Liz Throssel said. The Jordanian government at present has closed its border to Syria, leaving civilians attempting to escape the violence in Daraa stranded.
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Thailand: Boysʼ soccer team lost in cave found alive Rescue divers on Tuesday found twelve teenage soccer players and their coach alive after they went missing in a Thai cave more than nine days ago. But authorities said it remains unclear how long the boys will have to remain inside. Aninternational search effort, including experts from China, Australia, the US and Britain, has been ongoing since the group went missing inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex. A video from the Thai Navy SEAL Facebook page has been shared widely on social media, and shows the emaciated group several kilometers inside the 10-kilometer (6mile) cave network on a small wedge of dry ground. "Weʼve come this far. Thereʼs no way weʼre going to lose them on the way out," Narongsak Osotthanakorn, governor of Chiang Rai province where the cave is located, told reporters early Tuesday.
Yemen: Government forces storm Hodeida airport Troops loyal to the Yemeni government entered the airport in the city of Hodeida on Tuesday. The move is part ofa major offensive that began on June 13 to retake the Red Sea port. "With the participation and support of the Emirati armed forces, the joint Yemeni resistance (army) entered Hodeida airport," the UAE state news agency WAM said in a tweet, backing up the reports given to DPA. Capturing the airport would mark a crucial gain in the governmentʼs struggle against the Iranbacked Houthi rebels, as approximately 80 percent of imports andaid suppliesthat reach Yemen enter Hodeidaʼs port. Read more: Assault on Yemenʼs Hodeida will bring ʼfamineʼ and ʼdevastationʼ The airport is located around 14 kilometers (8 miles) from the cityʼs harbor. The city of Hodeida has been under the control of Houthi militia since late 2014, when the rebels overran Yemenʼs capital Sanaʼa. Capturing the airport would mark a crucial gain in the governmentʼs struggle against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as approximately 80 percent of imports andaid suppliesthat reach Yemen enter Hodeidaʼs port. Read more: Assault on Yemenʼs Hodeida will bring ʼfamineʼ and ʼdevastationʼ The airport is located around 14 kilometers (8 miles) from the cityʼs harbor. 2
Beate Zschäpe gives closing remarks ahead of verdict Neo-Nazi NSU trial:
Mali: French soldiers killed in attack The upsurge in violence underscores the fragile security situation in the West African nationas it prepares to go to the polls on July 29. Sundayʼs attack occurred as an African Union summit opened in neighboring Mauritania, with security crises on the continent, including unrest in the vast Sahel region, high on the agenda. "We need to avoid a disaster like the one we experienced in Rwanda, and my personal opinion is that vigilance must remain in place to stabilize the situation as quickly as possible not only for the good of Mali but also, for the good of the whole region," Ibrahima Thiaw, special advisor to the secretary-general of the United Nations told DW. "The borders are porous and the same people circulate through them. Therefore it is important that the situation is stabilized for the good of Mali, from the West African region and finally from all over the world," he further said.
Beate Zschäpe and two other men were allegedly members of the neo-Nazi NSU cell which murdered minorities and carried out a string of bombings. The case has shocked Germany since it began in 2013. The main defendant in Germanyʼs neo-Nazi terror trial distanced herself from right-wing extremism in her closing remarks and asked the presiding judge to refrain from convicting her as a murder accomplice. "Please donʼt convict me in the place of others for something that I never wanted to do nor ever did," Beate Zschäpe said in court in Munich. Neo-Nazi ideas, she added, "no longer have any mean-
Catholics protest priest killings in Philippines Father Richmond Nilo, 40, was at the altar preparing for church services in his parish in the province of Nueva Ecija, about 180 kilometers north of the Philippine capital Manila, when he was shot four times by two unidentified gunmen on June 10. He is the third priest to have been killed over a span of six months: in April this year, Father Mark Ventura, 37, had just finished celebrating mass when masked assailants shot him. Last December, 72-year-old Father Marcelito Paez was killed by unidentified assailants while he was driving home. Meanwhile, another priest survived an assassination attempt earlier
ing" for her. The 43-year-old from the eastern German city of Jena is believed to be the only surviving member of the far-right terror cell Nationalist Socialist Underground (NSU). She and two other men, the now-deceased Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, are accused of murdering 10 people, most of them minorities, and carrying out bombings and robberies from 2000 to 2007. this month. At religious services held for the three slain priests in the cityʼs financial district on Monday, June 18, Father Flavie Villanueva expressed his grief and anger. "Mad would be an understatement. We are enraged. The president has succeeded in instilling fear and a culture of killing in the country," Villanueva told DW, referring to President Rodrigo Duterteʼsviolent and contentious war on drugs.
Why Taliban wonʼt make peace with Kabul Just two days after the end of a threeday ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the mili-
tant group attacked police checkpoints in northern Kunduz and Faryab provinces, killing at least 15 members of Afghan security forces. The assaults contradict the Afghan governmentʼs claims that peace with jihadists could be a real possibility. The ceasefire, which expired on June 18, had raised hopes that a pause in fighting could finally pave the way for a peaceful resolution to the Afghan conflict. Read more: Second suicide attack disrupts Eid ceasefire in eastern Afghanistan On the last day of the Eid ceasefire, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered to extend truce and once again urged the Taliban to join peace negotiations. Ghani also offered to recognize the Taliban as a political group and discuss amendments to the Afghan constitution to make it happen.
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NATOʼs Jens Stoltenberg: ʼWe donʼt want a new Cold Warʼ with Russia In an exclusive interview, the NATO chief says that Moscow is investing heavily in modern warfare, which "lowers the threshold for Russiaʼs use of nuclear weapons." Jens Stoltenberg: We have seen this kind of sentiment before during the war in Vietnam, later in Iraq in 2003. European allies and the US disagree on some issues, such as trade, climate change or the Iran nuclear deal. At the same time we have seen that NATO is able to unite around our core task to protect and defend each other. And thatʼs also the case now. We can see that the US is increasing its presence in Europe for the first time since the
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte dismisses Roma census proposal as ʼunconstitutionalʼ Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday criticizedInterior Minister Matteo Salviniʼs plans to create a Roma "register." "No one is planning to create files or conduct a census on the basis of ethnicity, which would be unconstitutional because it is clearly discriminatory," Conte said in a statement Tuesday. Read more: Forgotten victims of Hungaryʼs Roma murders Conte also called for checks to ensure Roma children had access to school services, as "they are often kept out of compulsory education courses." Salvini, who also serves as deputy prime minister, announced his intentions of carrying out a Roma census during a television question-andanswer session on regional television channel TeleLombardia on Monday. The far-right League party leader said the census would mean Roma who were in the country illegally could be deported, but "as for the Italian Roma, unfortunately, one has to keep them at home."
end of the Cold War. Recent polls show
that respondents in Europe have security concerns that did not exist a decade ago. According to a new study, Germans fear terrorism and political extremism the most. Do you see more or less support for NATO among the citizens of European countries? We see increased support
for NATO across Europe and the United States. We also see that NATOʼs relevance is growing because of new challenges and threats.
Ugandaʼs new social media tax ʼattacks free speechʼ say rights groups
Critics and human rights groups on Tuesday slammed Ugandaʼs new "social media tax." The countryʼs government was accused of imposing onerous taxes to fund wasteful spending while failing to tackle corruption. The upfront fee of 200 shillings ($0.05, €0.04) a day was introduced on July 1. It is payable in addition to the usual internet data charges and covers access to apps such as Facebook,
Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Skype, as well as dating sites Tinder and Grindr. Ugandaʼs president, Yoweri Museveni, proposed the tax in March to curb online gossip on Facebook. He had suggested the countryʼs finance minister should levy a tax to "cope with the consequences." The government hopes to collect about €85 million ($100 million ) this year from the levy.
German arms sales drop almost 10 percent Arms sales totaled some €6.24 billion in 2017, roughly 9 percent less than in 2016. However, it still marks the thirdhighest annual total,following two record yearsin 2015 and 2016. The upcoming Military Equipment Export Report is set to confirm preliminary figures already provided by the German government back in January.
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EU firms worried about Chinaʼs tough business environment, trade tensions Mats Harborn: European firms face a number of challenges in a variety of areas. The Chinese economic slowdown tops the list, but regulatory issues present greater challenges than competition from Chinese firms. This is especially striking considering how competitive they are becoming. Regulatory issues range from ambiguous rules to discretionary enforcement of policy to specific problems like access to licenses and financing or equal access to public procurement bids. All of these challenges are especially acute for SMEs, as they lack the resources and manpower to navigate these problems as easily as their larger counterparts.
German carmakers confident despite trade and diesel worries A lobby group for the German car industry has said it expects car production and new registrations to increase again in 2018. Its optimistic forecast came despite concerns over current trade frictions with the US. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) said Tuesday the domestic car industry would grow this year despite the impact of several automakersʼ involvement in a largescale emissions-cheating scandal and worries over a widening trade spat with the United States that might see the US president slap higher import tariffs on cars from the European Union. Following a strong performance in the first six months of the year, the association expects new registrations across Europeʼs power-
The never-ending story of Germanyʼs ghost money Nostalgia can be a powerful temptation. But the dozens who line up each morning at Germanyʼs central bank, the Bundesbank, are perhaps among the less sentimental. A smorgasbord of the elderly, young mothers with children in tow and students, they have one thing in common and more often than not itʼs hidden inside a heavy bag. Nearly 28 years after the complete demise of the East German mark and 16 years after the introduction of the euro, these people are patiently waiting to hand in some of the billions of old deutschmarks still in circulation. Read more: German banker takes 6 months to count 1.2 million inheritance pennies by hand Today German marks are travel souvenirs, bits of history forgotten at the back of a drawer or still stashed in safety deposit boxes. Most assuredly, marks are not an old-fashioned alternative to cryptocurrencies. Yet with so much of the cash still out there, many more Germans are holding onto the old currency than will probably ever own bitcoin, the most famous digital asset. It is no secret thatGermans love carrying and paying with wads of cash, and despite being branded with a dark history of super inflation they are also hoarding a currency that no store or taxi driver will accept. Amazingly, its limited practicality doesnʼt seem to bother Germans. It is no secret thatGermans love carrying and paying with wads of cash, and despite being branded with a dark history of super inflation they are also hoarding a currency that no store or taxi driver will accept. Amazingly, its limited practicality doesnʼt seem to bother Germans. 4
German environmentalists sue to halt construction of controversial gas pipeline German environmental group Nabu has filed a lawsuit with the countryʼs highest constitutional court to try and block construction ofa pipeline through the Baltic Sea to deliver Russian gas to Germany. The move against Nord Stream 2, which includes a temporary restraining order, came after an earlier suit was denied by a lower-level court in the northern German city of Greifswald in early June. Nabu said the construction of the 1,200-kilometer (750mile) pipeline would harm underwater sea life and are unnecessary for meeting German natural gas demand. In May, environmental group ClientEarth submitted a similar legal complaint in Finland over its concerns that Nord Stream 2 could harm Baltic porpoises, seals and birds. Construction work began shortly thereafter.
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Retailers Tesco, Carrefour to forge purchasing alliance Franceʼs Carrefour and Britainʼs Tesco on Monday announced plans to form a global,long-term purchasing alliance in a bid to drastically reduce costs. The cooperation will be formerly agreed in the next two months, with the financial terms of the accord not yet disclosed. The two supermarket retailers said the planned alliance would cover the strategic relations with global suppliers in areas such as marketing services and data collection as well as the joint purchasing of own-brand products. "This alliance is a major agreement as it combines the purchasing expertise of two world leaders, complementary in their geographies, with common strategies," Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard said in a statement.
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house to grow by 1 percent to 3.5 million vehicles for the whole of 2018, following a 3.5-percent increase in the previous year. VDA officials added that German carmakerswere on track to globally produce a record of 16.7 million vehicles this year, marking a 1-percent pickup. Some 76 percent of all cars produced in Germany itself would be exported, the industry group said, with every second car made by German automakers in the US also to be shipped to other nations this year.
Can Europe rescue Iran as Trumpʼs sanctions loom?
As US sanctions on Iran are set to resume, Iranian President Rouhani is visiting Europe in a bid to keep his country from economic isolation. But the ability of EU partners to make a difference remains questionable. ranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Switzerland and Austria this week as part of an ongoing effort to ensure European support for the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers that was undermined by the USʼ withdrawal from the deal in May. The Iranian delegation is also trying to find ways to limit damage from imminenteconomic sanctions announced by the USand maintain the best possible economic and trade relationship between Iran and international partners. Austria took over the European Unionʼs rotating six-month presidency on Sunday and the nuclear deal was signed in the Austrian capital, Vienna, in 2015.
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Can bird watching help save Colombiaʼs forests? And that could help preserve them
Nazi-looted Cezanne painting to be shared between Swiss, French museums The Bern Museum of Fine Art in Switzerland will retain ownership of a Paul Cezanne painting found ina Nazi-era trovein 2014, the artistʼs heirs confirmed on Tuesday. They also said that the museum had agreed to regularly exhibit the work in Cezanneʼs hometown of Aix-enProvence, France. "This solution in the spirit of the Swiss-French friendship and partnership allows two great museums, Bern Museum of Fine Art and the Musee Granet in Aix-enProvence, to show a masterpiece by our grandfather Paul Cezanne for the benefit and enjoyment of a great audience," said Philippe Cezanne (pictured above), great-grandson of the master painter. The painting was found in the now-infamous Gurlitt collection, originally amassed by German art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt under direction from the Nazis to sell or get rid of "degenerate" art seized from museums.
Purple paradise: check out this lavender field just outside Budapest Colombia teems with birds, but until recently fighting between the government and guerilla groups scared visitors away. Now, former war zones are fast becoming bird-watching hotspots. Until recently, the Farallones National Park was a key hideout for Colombiaʼs FARC rebels. But as the guns fall silent and Colombia transitions out of five decades of armed conflict, this mountainous cloud forest is receiving another kind of visitor. One crisp morning, a dozen tourists from China visit a small farm on the edge of the park that has
set up feeding stations for hummingbirds. They fire away at the miniscule creatures with their telescopic lenses, hoping to get the perfect picture. Suddenly, the bird watchers hear the loud cry of the Toucan Barbet – a red-chested species found only in Colombia and Ecuador – and point their lenses toward the sky.
Terezia Mora wins 2018 Georg Büchner Prize for German literature The German Academy for Language and Literature announced Tuesday that Hungarian-born author Terezia Morahad won the 2018 Georg Büchner prize, which is considered to be the most important prize in the German literary world. Mora, who writes in German, will receive the €50,000 ($58,000) award on October 27 in a ceremony in the southwest German city of Darmstadt. The Georg Büchner Prize is given to a Germanlanguage author "who has made a sig-
nificant contribution to contemporary German cultural life." The academy highlighted Moraʼs focus on current issues: "In her novels and stories, Terezia Mora focuses on outsiders and people who have lost their homelands, precarious existences and people searching for something. With these topics she directly hits the nerve of our era." The jury described her work as "powerful" and "intensively visual," also praising it for its "iconic accents" and "analytical sharpness."
Forget Provence. A sweeping perfumed purple lavender field awaits just outside of Budapest. Hues of indigo and mauve mingle in the rolling rows, where an afternoon stroll is a special experience. This splendid place is by the foot of Nagy-Kevély Hill at Pilisborosjenő, half-an-hour from the capital. While Hungary’s number one lavender destination is Tihany by Lake Balaton, this fragrant field is a close second best to treat your senses to this year’s epic bloom. And if you take a few examples home, you’re only helping out a friendly family. But if you can’t be here, enjoy our lovely photo gallery.
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From capers to yuzu – Budapest’s best gin and tonics A G&T is always a good idea. It’s a drink with a long and interesting history: alcohol flavoured with spices and juniper berries was first created in the Low Countries and conquered today’s Holland and Belgium. In the 1700s, the English took a shine to it and there were times when gin consumption in London was out of control. Prohibited in the past, gin is an indispensable part of modern bar culture today. Gin is best mingled with tonic, but more spices and a sprinkle of magic make it it the perfect summer drink. See where to find the best G&Ts in Budapest. Barside BeefBar Budapest Bestia GoodSpirit Whisky & Cocktail Bar Impostor & Baotiful St. Andrea Wine & Skybar St. Andrea goes hand in hand with premium wines and top-notch gastronomy, but here we focus on its bar culture. In the repertoire of the Wine & Skybar on Vörösmarty tér, the cocktails, premium drinks and the best wines and champagnes share equally importance. You might be offered a mixed drink first blessed with a touch of Kaiken malbec wine before it is poured into a big glass, augmented with ice then drowned in BCN gin and Peter Spanton lemongrass tonic. The whole concoction is made complete with some rosemary in the end. The colour is pretty pink and the flavour divine.
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Garbine Muguruza kick starts title defense
Reigning Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza got her title defense off to a perfect start, breezing through to the second round after defeating opponent Naomi Brady in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. Muguruza struggled for form immediately after winning last yearʼs tournament, crashing out of the US Open in the second round and this yearʼs Australia Open in the fourth. But a semifinal appearance in the French Open last month suggests the Spaniard may be back to her best. Muguruza now faces unseeded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck. "Iʼm pretty happy with my serve and controlling the emotions," Muguruza said. "You know, to be back in a Grand Slam is always difficult, so Iʼm excited with the way Iʼm playing."
World Cup 2018: FIFA to investigate homophobic chants in Germany-Mexico game
Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament frontrunner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.
Germany have no choice but to stick with Joachim Löw Despite Germanyʼs worst World Cup performance in 80 years, the German FA are sticking with Joachim L
DWʼs Matt Ford explains why they have little choice in the matter and says Löw deserves a chance at redemption. Almost a week after the fiasco that was Germanyʼs World Cup,the German Football Association (DFB) have announced that Joachim Löw will continue. They had no other choice because, unlike in Russia, Löw has total control over this decision. A month before Germanyʼs World Cup opener against Mex-
ico,the DFB surprisingly announced that they had extended Löwʼs contract by two years until 2022,insisting that they would stick with the 58-year-old even in the event of a German quarterfinal exit. It was an unnecessary step to take and, in doing so, the DFB surrendered all of its cards to Löw.
Kevin-Prince Boateng to return to Italy
FIFA, footballʼs governing body, announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into homophobic chants from Mexico fans during their sideʼs match against Germany. Mexico topped Germany 1-0in Moscowʼs on Sunday in a match withplenty of Mexican support. 6
Eintracht Frankfurtʼs Kevin-Prince Boateng is set to return to Italy, while Arsenal have finally signed Sokratis, who joins up with former BVB teammates Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Latest transfers: Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder KevinPrince Boateng is set to return to Italy, according to numerous reports in the German media. The Germanborn Ghanaian international spent three years at AC Milan between 2010 and 2013 and is now reported to have signed a three-year deal with Serie A ri-
vals Sassuola Calcio, who finished 11th in the Italian top flight last season, After one year in Frankfurt during which he helped the Eagles win the German Cup, the 31-year-oldʼs move will take him closer to Milan, where he wife and son still live. Following the departures of goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky (to Bayer Leverkusen), winger Marius Wolf (to Borussia Dortmund) and midfielder Omar Mascarell (to Schalke) - plus coach Niko Kovac to Bayern Munich - Frankfurt have some rebuilding to do under new coach Adi Hütter.