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ʼIslamic Stateʼ claims deadly attack on Taliban and Afghan forces in Nangarhar An explosion has killed "Taliban and civilians" who gathered to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. A ceasefire between the Afghan government and militants had entered its second day. A suicide car bomber blew himself up in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 25 people and wounding another 54. The blast, in the Rodat district of Nangarhar province, happened as officials and Taliban fighters celebrated a three-day ceasefire marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had announced a separate eight-day ceasefire with the Talibanon Tuesday, which he extended on Saturday. Ghani asked the Taliban to reciprocate by extending its truce.

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Greek government survives no-confidence vote over Macedonia name deal Greek lawmakers have voted down a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

The vote was called over a deal to end a long-running name dispute with the neighboring Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Juncker promises Trump ʼfactsʼ as cold trade war threatens to heat up After Trump reiterated his anti-free trade rhetoric at the G7, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker hit back with a more traditional weaponry known as "the facts." German automakers eye proceedings nervously. To put the ongoing noise about possible trade wars into perspective, EU-US trade in goods was worth about €600 billion ($710 billion) in 2016, while the US imported €5 billion worth of European steel and exported a mere €1 billion. As Bloomberg pointed out, this would then be a trade war whose effects would probably be smaller than statistical anomalies. According to the US

Census Bureau, the US goods trade deficit with the EU was $146.7 billion in 2016, while the EU puts its surplus with the US at €112.9 billion (at the average exchange rate for 2016, that is $125.3 billion). This $21.4 billion "asymmetry" would cover the US steel and aluminum trade deficit four times over. The differences are even bigger for services, where both parties claim a surplus. "Trump is quite right on a number of things," ifo trade expert Gabriel Felbermayr told DW, pointing to EU tariffs on cars of 10 percent and EU food barriers, where on average, the EU charges 5.2 percent and the US 3.5 percent.

Puerto Ricans still without power as storm season rolls round again Puerto Rico is still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Maria. Solar power has helped some get back on their feet, but as hurricane season comes round again many fear their island just isnʼt prepared. Eight months after Hurricane Maria churned across Puerto Rico, a US court order has forced the government in San Juan to begin releasing data on all deaths on the island since the storm. The official death toll stands at 64, but a recent study estimated thatat least 4,645

more peopledied in the three months after Hurricane Maria than over the same period in the previous year. Lauracelis Roques, the judge who issued the order, wrote, "People still donʼt have a clear picture as to how many lives were lost due to a lack of food, medicine, health services or simply because of an ineffective response to an emergency. Thatʼs why itʼs urgent to shed light on all components of government preparedness and response."

Caracas party stampede: 17 dead in tear gas panic Seventeen people have been killed at a crowded nightclub after the detonation of a tear gas canister. Eight of those who died were under the age of 18. A fight between a group of young people escalated into a brawl during a high school graduation party at the Los Cotorros club early Saturday morning. A tear gas canister was detonated during the disturbance, which according to Venezuelaʼs interior minister, Nestor Reverol, sent more than 500 people rushing for the exits. At least 17 people suffocated to death during the stampede in the middleclass Caracas neighborhood of El Paraiso. Eight of those who lost their lives were under 18.

Austria angry at Germany over ʼenormousʼ spy effort Vienna has demanded an explanation from Berlin over reports that Germanyʼs BND agency spied on nearly 2,000 targets in Austria between 1999 and 2006. Austrian media said embassies were among the targets. Top Austrian officials have called on Germany to clarify reports that its BND spy agency snooped on high-profile targets including embassies, international organizations, Austrian ministers and banks based in the Austrian capital. "The scale of the surveillance was enormous," Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said of the spy effort, which reportedly involved around 2,000 targets and took place between 1999 and 2006. Talking to reporters at a specially convened press conference in Vienna, Kurz said his government had already contacted German authorities and demanded more information on who was spied on and when the effort was ended.

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No legal action to be taken against German rappers for Auschwitz lyrics Rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang were accused of anti-Semitism and hate speech in their latest album. Protests against the lyrics led to the scrapping of the Echo music awards, which the pair had won in April. German prosecutors are to take no further action against two rappers who penned the line "my muscles are more defined that an Auschwitz inmateʼs." The state prosecutor in the western city of Dusseldorf determined that the controversial lyrics in the song "0815" that drew several complaints against hip-hop artists Kollegah and Farid Bang were not grounds for prosecution. The prosecutor said in a statement on Saturday that while the lyrics are full of vulgar, misogynistic and dehumanizing fantasies about violence and sex, they are protected by the German constitutionʼs rules regarding artistic freedom. The prosecutor said the offending reference to Auschwitz was "neither an endorsement nor a trivialization of the Nazi regime and its genocide." "The comparison of a concentration camp inmate with their own body may be tasteless, but it does not represent denial of the Holocaust," the statement added.

Lionel Messiʼs missed penalty hands Iceland first World Cup point Lionel Messiʼs second half penalty miss cost Argentina the chance to open their Group D campaign with a win. But the emotions couldnʼt have been more different for Iceland, who grabbed a point on their World Cup debut. Sports Lionel Messiʼs missed penalty hands Iceland first World Cup point If one of world footballʼs playing duopolydominated Friday night,the other stole the spotlight on Saturday afternoon, but for all the wrong reasons. Despite the backing of their distinctive and decibelrich fans, Iceland looked in trouble early on, Nicolas Tagliafico going close for Argentina and Ragnar Sigurdsson almost scoring in his own net.

How the German car industry self-destructs

German parties up their finances by

German carmakers like Volkswagen and Daimler have so far only admitted to things that can no longer be hidden from the public eye anyway. DWʼs Henrik Böhme says this will have to end badly.

€25 million, as country remains

What a series of more black days for the German auto industry! On Monday, we saw Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche being summoned into the German Transport Ministry for a second time over suspected emissions manipulation. Two days later, prosecutors in Braunschweigslapped a historic €1 billion ($1.2 billion) fine on Volkswagen, the worldʼs largest carmaker by its own definition. Also this week, law enforcement officers raided the private home of Audi CEO Rupert

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Stadler, whoʼs facing a probe into suspected fraudulent behavior. The Dieselgate scandal, which started about three years agowhen Volkswagen was forced to admit to having installed defeat devices in 11 million cars worldwide, has become a sizeable crisis for the whole industry. Itʼs an industry that still claims to be a model sector (but it isnʼt anymore) and does not tire of emphasizing its enormous contribution to Germany as an industrial location.

Interactive Anne Frank exhibition tackles racism The new learning lab at Frankfurtʼs Anne Frank educational center allows young visitors to digitally dive into the hidden world of a persecuted Jewish girl. A replica of Anne Frankʼs world famous diary, where the young Jewish girl describes her time hiding from the Nazis in concealed rooms in an Amsterdam building, is displayed right at the entrance of the new Anne Frank educational center. But this is the only traditional exhibit on show, with visitors needing to access multimedia tools to

learn more about Anneʼs life in the Secret Annex of the apartment on the Prinsengracht canal. Titled Anne Frank. Mor‐ gen Mehr (Anne Frank. More Tomorrow), the new exhibition is conceived "not as a museum, but a learning laboratory," director Meron Mendel explained. Instead of leading classes and groups of young people through a linear tour, the exhibition rather allows them be guided by their own interests, "to show that it can be fun to question and challenge yourself," said Mendel. "We take young people seriously. Our motto is: Your opinion counts!"

Moscow taxi driver mounts sidewalk, mows down pedestrians A taxi driver has been placed in police custody after driving into a crowd of pedestrians near Red Square. Video footage shows the driver accelerated onto the packed sidewalk.

Nicki Minaj and Future confirmed for Budapest

Queen of rap Nicki Minaj and influential American hip-hop artist Future are coming to Budapest. The singer of 2014 hit ‘Anaconda’ has just announced that the pair will be touching down in the UK and Europe as part of her NICKIHNDRXX tour, a global series of live shows kicking off in North America this September.

Starting next year, German parties in the Bundestag will receive an additional €25 million in taxpayer funding. Itʼs not the first time the Bundestag has passed a costly bill during a major soccer tournament. German lawmakers on Friday voted to upparty fundingby an additional €25 million per year, taking the total amount of taxpayer money flowing into German political parties to €190 million. Lawmakers justified the funding hike, saying that digitalization posed new and expensive challenges. Parties needed greater investment to adhere to the latest online and data privacy regulations, while the era of online communication required each party to operate around the clock. Although they also stand to benefit, the four opposition parties in the Bundestag — the Free Democrats, Left Party, Greens and Alternative for Germany (AfD) — protested against the latest spending hike. The accused the government of, first, neglecting to find a common line with the opposition and, second, ignoring the necessary twoweek legislation process, as is customary for any amendments to party financing.

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Eight people were injured on Saturday when a taxi driver plowed into a crowd of people in central Moscow. CCTV footage posted on social media showed the cab driving about 10 meters (about 30 feet) along the crowded pavement before hitting a traffic sign and coming to a partial stop. The footage showed bystanders trying to pull open the driverʼs door, and the driver then jumping out of the cab and running away. Other pedestrians chased after him and could be seen trying to tackle him to the ground. Moscow police have detained the driver and opened a criminal investigation into a suspected violation of the traffic code.