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EU sees results as Ukraine enacts changes advised by bloc n Brussels it is largely agreed that Ukraine has introduced more positive measures in the past four years than it had in the previous 20. EU officials are pleased, but they say the country, where some state structures date to the Soviet era, has a long way to go. The European Union and Ukraine hold a summit once a year to check the countryʼs progress on measures called for by the bloc. This yearʼs meeting, the 20th, will take place in Brussels on Monday. Participants include European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The last two summits were the first and second to end without a final declaration. In 2016, the planned visa-free regime became a contentious issue. France did not want to discuss the issue before the French presidential elections. Ukrainian citizens have only been allowed to enter the EU without visassince June 2017.

Thailand cave rescue: First boys rescued from trapped soccer team Four members of a Thai soccer team have been brought out from a flooded cave where they have been for two weeks in the first phase of the rescue operation. Rescue teams are to begin the next phase in the coming hours. The first members ofa youth soccer team trapped with their coachin a flooded cave in northern Thailand have been rescued and are on their way to the hospital, local officials said on Sunday. Four out of the 12 boys made it out of the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex, Narongsak Osotthanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai province and the head of the rescue mission, told reporters in the evening. Other Thai officials initially told reporters that six boys had been rescued.

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Germany must increase defense spending NATO chief:

Transgender refugees in Greece reclaim their dignity A couple of months ago, Natasha (pictured above) was anxiously waiting for her court hearing to start. Natashaʼs case was unique: Apart from the fact that she is a transgender woman, she is also a refugee from Pakistan who has received asylum in Greece. She is also the first transgender refugee woman who has applied for a gender identity correction in a Greek courtbased on a recent lawthat allows her to correct her gender and name from male to female in her legal documents. Gabi, from Tunisia, was sitting right next to Natasha, holding her hand, until the moment the judge ordered everyone to leave the room. Gabi is also a transgender refugee woman who has been granted asylum in Greece. When Natasha decided to change her gender identity, Gabi was very skeptical, she was not sure if she wanted to do the same. Now she is certain she wants to follow suit.

Severe rainfall leaves dozens dead in Japan Germany spends 1.24 percent of its GDP on defense and has promised to increase that figure to 1.5 percent by 2024. But Jens Stoltenberg, the head of the NATO alliance, says Berlin needs to spend much more than that. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Germany should be more vigilant in increasing its defense spending, as 29 countries prepare to meet for a NATO summit on Wednesday. Speaking to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Stoltenberg (pictured) said hewelcomed the German governmentʼs pledge to increase the defense budget to 1.5 percent of GDP by 2024. But he said he expected the country "to do even more" to meet the 2024 alliance target of 2 percent of GDP that Germany and other NATO countries agreed on during a 2014 summit. "I assume Germany will continue aiming to meet that goal," he said. Berlin, he added, "had a particularly important role" to play in defense spending because of the large size of its economy. US President Donald Trumphas regularly

criticized Germanyʼs meager defense budgetand accused Berlin of taking advantage of the US, which spends more than 3 percent of its GDP on defense and stations tens of thousands of troops in Europe. The presidentʼs tone has worried some German officials who fear the US could turn its back on the decades-old NATO alliance. But Stoltenberg said the US was still devoted to the organization, citing commitments Trump personally voiced to him and a more than 40 percent increase in funding for US forces in Europe since the president assumed office in January 2017. But he warned that the transAtlantic relationship underlying the alliance was not "a given." "The relationship must be reinvented every single day," he said. "Politicians and everyone in Europe and North America have a role to play."

The death toll in western Japan continued to climb on Sunday, after days of unrelenting rain caused severe flooding and triggered landslide warnings. The city of Kurashiki and the Hiroshima prefecture are among the affected areas. The heavy rainfall stemmed from the remnants of a typhoon that hit south-western Japan last week. Since Thursday, landslides and flooded rivers have trapped many people in their houses or on rooftops. 83 people have died since Thursday and 57 others are unaccounted for.In Kurashiki, 2,310 people have been rescued by authorities and the search still continues.

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Jewish Syrian wearing a Star of David pendant attacked in Berlin The unidentified victim told police that he had asked the group for a light for a cigarette in the park in Berlinʼs central Mitte district on Saturday night. The 25-yearold said that when one member of the group discovered he was wearing a Star of David emblem, they started to shout "anti-Semitic insults," grabbed the cigarette from his mouth and punched him. He ran away but was chased and beaten to the ground. The attackers fled when passersby came to the manʼs aid. He was later hospitalized for his injuries. Detentions and further investigations Three women and seven men aged 15-21 — including six Syrians and three Germans — were detained in the park, according to the report. They were later released pending further inquiries. The attack is being investigated as a politically-motivate crime.

Roman Polanskiʼs wife rejects Oscarsʼ Academy invite over husbandʼs expulsion The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled the acclaimed European film director

Ethiopian leader arrives in Eritrea for landmark summit The greeting between Ethiopiaʼs newly elected reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and neighboring Eritreaʼs longtime President Isaias Afwerki in Eritreaʼs capital Asmara has been broadcast live in both countries. It is a scene that seemed improbable just a couple months ago. Abiyʼs chief of staff, Fitsum Arega, posted photos of the leadersʼ meeting at the airport and said Abiy was "very warmly received" by the 72-year-old Afwerki who has ruled Eritrea since it gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a yearslong rebel insurgency. Eritreaʼs Information Minister Yemane G. Meskel tweeted photos of the leaders and the cheering crowds as the leaders made their way through the capital, Asmara, in a motorcade. Meskel called the meeting a historic event. Many in the crowds wore t-shirts with photos of the two leaders; and the streets were bedecked with flags. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is opening up Ethiopian society and trying to move his landlocked country past its long-running feud with its northern neighbor which borders the Red Sea. The two sides fought a vicious border war from 1998-2000 that killed tens-ofthousands. Since then the two sides have remained at odds over the border. But the 42-year-oldAbiy changed that by agreeing to finally accept the border outlineshortly after taking office in April this year. 2

Why Kashmir is still reeling from rebel Burhan Waniʼs death Indian authorities beefed up security and shut down mobile phone and internet services in Kashmir after separatists called for protests on the second death anniversary of Burhan Wani, a young militant leader. The 22-year-old rebel commander and his two associates were killed by Indian troops on July 8, 2016 in a brief gun battle. Waniʼs death triggered a spate of violence that lasted for months and killed over a hundred people and injured thousands. Despite security restrictions on Sunday, hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the capital Srinagar in an open defiance to New Delhiʼs rule. Since 1989, Muslim insurgents have been fighting Indian forces in India-administered Kashmir – a region of 12 million people, about 70 percent of whom are Muslim. India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars since independence in 1947 over Kashmir, which they both claim in full but rule in part.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled the acclaimed European film director in May over a 1977 statutory rape conviction. His wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, says the Academy showed "insufferable hypocrisy." French actress Emmanuelle Seigner (pictured) on Sunday rejected an invitation to join the body that awards the Oscars in response to its decision to expel her husband, director Roman Polanski,over a statutory rape conviction. "How can I pretend to ignore that the Academy a few weeks ago kicked out my husband, Roman Polanski, to satisfy the zeitgeist," she

North Korea: US, allies back sanctions until ʼcomplete denuclearizationʼ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha on Sunday urged North Korea to take concrete steps toward complete denuclearization. The allied countries agreed to keep UNbacked economic sanctions on Pyongyang until it completely dismantles its nuclear program. "We were able to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the continued strengthening of our trilateral cooperation to-

wrote in an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Franceʼs Journal du Di‐ manche. Polanski, 84, was convicted of statutory rape in 1977 after he drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles. He fled the US a year later and has refused to return amid concerns he could be forced to serve a lengthy jail sentence. wards the common goal of North Koreaʼs complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all nuclear weapons and missiles," Kono told a joint news conference in Tokyo. Read more: Is North Korea defying the US in expanding weapons production? The talks come a day after Pompeoʼs Pyongyang visit, which he dubbed successful. But on Saturday, North Korean officials rejected US demands for denuclearization, calling them "unilateral." North Korea alsoslammed Washingtonʼs "gangsterlike" attitude.

Haiti gripped by deadly riots over fuel prices

Several people were killed over the weekend as protests broke out in Haiti over a significant rise in petrol prices, local media reported on Saturday. Leaders and politicians pleaded for calm as the protests entered a second day. The unrest began when the government announced that gasoline prices would rise by 38 percent, diesel by 47 percent and kerosene by 51 percent starting this weekend. Following the unrest, Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant announced a temporary suspension of the double-digit government increases on Saturday afternoon, roughly 24-hours after the he price rises were announced. However, the governmentʼs decision to back down did not keep angry residents from continuing to take to the streets. Some demonstrators erected flaming roadblocks while others attacked hotels and businesses.

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France withholds funds for Marine Le Penʼs far-right party Franceʼs far-right National Rally, formerly the National Front, said the party could soon be over after judges withheld millions in state funds. The move comes amid a probe into the partyʼs alleged misuse of EU funds. Marine Le Pen, the leader of theantiimmigration National Rally, decried a court decision to seize state funds from the party on Sunday. French judges decided to block some €2 million ($2.3 million) in public subsidies to the party, formerly known as the National Front. Political parties in France receive public funds depend-

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: The sultan of 21stcentury Turkey

On July 9,President Recep Tayyip Erdoganwill take his oath of office in parliament. Turkey will thus officially move from a parliamentary system to a presidential system. Just 13 years have passed since Turkish officials started EU accession negotiations. At the time, it seemed that democracy, freedom of expression and social harmony were growing. Now, however, Turkey is preparing to endow its increasingly Islamist, nationalist and authoritarian president with an unprecedented amount of power. The abolition of parliamentary control gives Erdogan sole power over the executive branch of government. And, through his power to appoint important judges, he will also control the judiciary. Ersin Kalaycioglu, a senior scholar at Sabanci Universityʼs Istanbul Policy Center, said the potential consequences remained unclear. "So far, the new system has only been discussed with us in broad lines," Kalaycioglu said. "This means that neither the public nor political scientists know the exact details."

ing on how well they did in elections. Le Pen said the amount of withheld funds is nearly half of the €4.5 million the party was supposed to receive this year. The judges withheld the public funds from the far-right party as part of an ongoing probe into National Rallyʼs alleged misuse of European Parliament funds.

Germany: Migration row with Angela Merkel ʼover,ʼ says Interior Minister Horst Seehofer

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who leads the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to Angela Merkelʼs conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said on Sunday that coalition members are looking to the future aftera bitter spat over Germanyʼs asylum policy. "Weʼre facing forward," Seehofer said in comments printed in Bild am Sonntag. "I always say the windscreen is larger than the rearview

mirror. Thatʼs the principle to which we always held." Read more: Things to know about Bavariaʼs Christian Social Union Seehofer noted that he saw no reason for apologies. "We had a dispute about details. But there were no personal attacks in any way. When that happens, you can still look each other in the eyes after a fight." He said it was the "duty and responsibility" of him and Merkel to now work well together.

Pride parade in Cologne Cologneʼs Christopher Street Day parade saw registrations from 170 groups, setting a new record for the event. It was first held in the German city in the 1980s, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Inn bar protest in the US.

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EU governments approve free trade deal with Japan

EU governments on Friday threw their weight behind a free trade deal with Japan,paving the way for the agreement to be signed next week at a bilateral summit in Brussels. The deal will be the biggest free trade accord ever signed by the European Union. The agreement will unite around 600 million people, representing about one-third of global trade. EU officials said the accord would lead to the removal of all but a handful of tariffs between the two sides and aimed to boost economic growth and job creation. Responding to earlier criticism from consumer protection groups, Brussels insisted the deal would not result in the deregulation and privatization of public services such as water management and waste water treatment. Bucking the trend? The deal, which comes at a time when US President Donald Trump is spearheading an "America first" agenda, "sends a very powerful signal against protectionism and for the rules-based international order," an EU official told the DPA news agency on condition of anonymity.

EU governments approve free trade deal with Japan

Federal Reserve issues trade conflict warning The US Federal Reserve says US business owners are already scaling back investment plans on the back of concerns over the escalating trade conflict with China. Nonetheless, the US economy is in good shape, it says. The minutes of the Federal Reserveʼs June meeting highlight rising concerns within US businessover the impact of the ongoing trade conflict between the USA and China. With Friday marking the start of the imposition of tariffs by the US government on more than 800 Chinese products, as well as counter-tariffs from the Chinese on US products, the Fedʼs observations suggest that fears over the escalating conflict are already

Cancer drug scandal: German pharmacist sentenced to 12 years for diluting meds A pharmacist from Bottrop, in the German state of North RhineWestphalia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a court in Essen on Friday. He was also prohibited from practicing his occupation for life and ordered to forfeit €17 million ($20 million) in property to the state as recompense for damages. The court found Peter S. guilty of 14,500 counts of violating German medicinal product law and 59 counts of fraud. He was accused of having systematically mixed tens of thousands of doses ofcancer drugs with insufficient active ingredientsbetween 2012 and 2016. The court found that at least 3,700 patients were affected. The accused did not testifyduring the duration of the trial, which began in November 2017, nor did he provide his defense attorneys with information during that time. Nevertheless, presiding judge Johannes Hidding concluded, "We are convinced that at least 14,500 underdosed pharmaceutical products were prepared between 2012 and 2016."

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No bootleg merchandise for German pop queen Like many German musical artists, popular German entertainer Helen Fischer patented her name with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) — first in 2010 and again in 2015. The entries protect her name through mid-2019, and the singer has the option to extend the trademark protection. As a rule, musicians choose trademark protection in three categories, a music manager told German tabloid Bild Zeitung: in "sound storage mediums, shows and clothing." Helene Fischer took protection a step further, entering her name in ten of the 45 so-called Nice categories. The Nice classificationis a system of classifying goods and services for EU trade mark applications. Xavier Naidoo, Rammstein, Die Toten Hosen and Udo Lindenberg — they, too, have registered their artist names with the DPMA to protect their music, fan merchandise and various additional products sold under their logo or name. In the case of Helene Fischer, that includes toilet lid covers and fishing equipment.

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having a significant effect on the US business climate. According to the minutes, released on Thursday, some businesses in the US say they have "scaled back and postponed" plans for investment due to their concernsover US trade policy. In an extensive survey conducted by the US central bank, several companies voiced concerns over the impact an ongoing trade conflict will have on their future investment plans.

German telecoms regulator targets tech giants

If Europe is the main region of the so-called ʼtechlash,ʼ then Germany is its capital. The countryʼs Federal Network Agency is currently locked in a legal battle with Google and according to its boss, it means business. The head of Germanyʼs telecoms regulator has said in an interview that tech giants such as Google and Facebookneed to be regulated like ordinary telecommunications companies. Speaking to the Financial Times, Jochen Homann, president of Germanyʼs Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), made it clear that the outcome of an ongoing legal case between the agency and Google would determine their policy in future towards other tech giants such as Facebook, Apple and Amazon. "What we are seeing is that the line between traditional telecommunications services and web-based services like Gmail and WhatsApp has become very blurred. Users often cannot see any difference at all," he said. Since 2014, the Federal Network Agency has been involved in legal proceedings against Google, after it ordered the US company to register its Gmail service as a telecommunications operator.

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French greeting makes headway in Germany International Kissing Day:

While a handshake may be the preferred manner of business greeting in Germany, the two-cheek kiss is making inroads among younger generations. But figuring out just who to turn the other cheek for remains a mystery. When I arrived in Germany 12 years ago, one of the first things to take me by surprise was the amount of handshaking that goes on here. An appointment with my banker opened with a handshake. With the realtor, too. At work, I walked into office after office, meeting new colleagues, each of whom wanted to shake my hand.

Even the yoga teacher at my first class put her hand out to introduce herself. Handshaking, I learned, was the formal means of greeting in Germany. As Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere wrote in his 10 treatises towarda German Leitkulturpublished in April, in Germany "we put out our hand as a greeting."

Traveling the USA and Europe with Wim Wendersʼ Polaroid photos "The Polaroids helped with making the movies, but they were not an aim in themselves. They were disposable," said Wim Wenders, who owned a Polaroid camera even before it was a consumer article. Over the years, he took about 12,000 snapshots — giving most of them away. When he dug out the ones heʼd saved, Wenders remarked, "ʼWow! Where did this all come from?ʼ I had forgotten about so much of it. I realized I had been taking pictures like a maniac." Since last

year, the prize-winning filmmaker and author has revealed a selection of his Polaroids in the exhibition "Wim Wenders: Instant Stories," which has been shown in the US and the UK. The exhibition makes its first and only stop in Germany, at the C/O Berlin museum, from July 7 until September 23. Along with the some 240 Polaroids on show, the exhibition presents excerpts of films in which Wenders used the medium of instant photography as part of the narrative.

Elvis Costello cancels tour after cancer surgery Singer-songwriter Elvis Costello said that he needs more time to recover after undergoing surgery on a cancerous tumor. The 63-year-old musician said in a statement on Friday that he had initially thought "normal service had been resumed," but now realized he needed more rest. "Therefore, I must reluctantly cancel all the remaining engagements of this tour," he said, vowing to "return at the soonest opportunity." The musician, whose hits include "Alison" and "Oliverʼs Army," was due to give concerts in Britain, Croatia, Austria, Norway and Sweden. He said it was better to disappoint fans by cancelling concerts rather than giving poor performances. In his statement, he urged men to go to their doctors if they had symptoms they were worried about. He said his specialist had called him six weeks ago and told him, "You should begin playing the Lotto," as the doctor had "had rarely, if ever, seen such a small but very aggressive cancerous malignancy that could be defeated by a single surgery."

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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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Mesut Özil under fire from DFB following Germanyʼs World Cup exit

Reinhard Grindel took fire at Mesut Özil just days after DFB Manager, Oliver Bierhoff, claimed the playmaker should have beenleft at homefor Germanyʼs World Cup campaign. Grindel publicly backed national coach Joachim Löwʼs decision to include Özil in his final 23-man squad for Russia when the announcement was made in June. He appears to have reversed his stance towards the player following the World Cup, however.

Wimbledon: Alexander Zverev battles illness to stay in contention

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.

Sebastian Vettel wins British Grand Prix to extend lead over Lewis Hamilton Formula One:

Sebastian Vettel sealed his fourth win of the season to extend his advantage over Lewis Hamilton in the driversʼ championship. Hamilton was forced to settle for second in front of his home fans as temperatures soared. Ferrariʼs Sebastian Vettel landed a blow in the Formula One world championship by winning rival Lewis Hamiltonʼs home British Grand Prix in a dramatic Silverstone race on Sunday. Hamilton started his Mercedes badly from pole position and was hit by the other Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen as he tried to cling on to third. He fell to 16th but recovered to second, ahead of Raikkonen who completed the

podium. Vettel in contrast was rewarded for a brilliant start in which he overtook Hamilton within metres on the opening straight. A late move on Mercedesʼ Valtteri Bottas, after two safety cars, then confirmed his 51st career victory. It was championship leader Vettelʼs fourth win of the season and extends his advantage over Hamilton from one point in the standings to eight after 10 season races.

Alexander Zverev and Simona Halep fall on another day of shocks Viewed as a capable successor to the era of the big four, Alexander Zverev is hoping to finally win a Grand Slam. After reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open earlier this year, the 21year-old is hoping to go even further on the Wimbledon grass. Zverevʼs tournament nearly ended before it got started when in his second round match against American Taylor Fritz, though. When bad light stopped played on Thursday, Zverev trailed Fritz by two sets to one. 6

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev is out after a five-set defeat by Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis. The German wasnʼt the only seed to fall, as Simona Halep tasted defeat at the hands of Taiwanʼs Hsieh SuWei. German fourth seed Alexander Zverev and womenʼs world number one Simona Halep wilted in soaring heat and crashed out of Wimbledon in the third round on Saturday. Zverev, playing for the third day in succession, was shocked by world number

138 Ernests Gulbis in a gruelling fiveset contest 7-6, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0. Despite being widely-tipped to be a Grand Slam threat, it was another letdown for the German whose run to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros last month remains his best performance at the majors. Gulbis, a former world number 10 who famously defeated Roger Federer on his way to the French Open semi-finals in 2014, will be playing in the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time at the 11th attempt.