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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets warm welcome in Pakistan Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Pakistan on Sunday, kicking off a 6­day Asia trip that will also take him to India and China.

The crown prince was greeted with a 21­gun salute and warm embraces from Prime Minister Imran Khan and army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, just months after he was linked tothe murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Imran Khan drove the crown prince to the prime ministerʼs house for discussions. Monday has been declared a public holiday and schools and offices will be closed in honor of the Saudi visitor and his delegation of businessmen and Cabinet ministers. The visit to Islamabad comes amidst deep divisions between Pakistan and its two neighbors, India and Saudi foe Iran, both of which accuse Pakistan of harboring militants who have recently carried out suicide attacks in their territories.

Kashmir residents stage shutdown after suicide bombing Residents of India-administered Kashmir observed a shutdown of thousands of businesses on Sundayafter a deadly suicide bombing reignited tensionsin the disputed region. The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, Srinagar, saw most public transport stay off the roads, while shops and other establishments remained shut across the valley. Internet services also remained off as part of a curfew imposed by the local government in the wake of Thursdayʼs car bombing — the worst attack on the countryʼs security forces in 30 years.

Shouting pro­Kashmir slogans, dozens of traders and shopkeepers staged a rally at the cityʼs Clock Tower on Sunday, demanding the New Delhi government ensure the safety of Kashmiris nationwide, the Rising Kashmir newspaper reported.

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Angela Merkelʼs masterful Munich moment Angela Merkel provided the answer but itʼs not the whole story, says Christian Trippe

The world order is broken. Who is going to pick up the pieces? That was the key question hanging over the Munich Security Conference.

Porsche: No­deal Brexit could make cars 10 percent more expensive Porsche fans in the United Kingdom might have to spend more to buy a car from the German company if a no­deal Brexit happens.

London and Brussels have until March 29 to strike an agreement.

Porsche has warned British customers thata chaotic Brexitcould hike the price of cars purchased from the German manufacturer by up to 10 percent. In a letter seen by Bloomberg and British media outlets, Porsche said customers who paid deposits after January 17 might have to pay the additional duty if there is no UK­EU Brexit deal and their car

arrives in the United Kingdom after March 29. The duty would help cover import costs that could arise if the United Kingdom introduces World Trade Organization (WTO) tariffs on EU goods, the Volkswagen­owned company said. It added that customers could adjust their purchases if needed.

Read more: Brexit vote defeat increases no­deal fears for UK car industry The manufacturerʼs most affordable car, the Cayman, could jump in price from 44,074 pounds (€50,315, $56,838) to 48,481 pounds if the plan goes ahead.

How to do Bauhaus yourself p y

Aesthetic, practical and affordable for everyone — that was Bauhaus founder Walter Gropiusʼ notion of good design. Designer Van Bo LeMentzel follows this basic idea in the DIY series How To Bauhaus. In the videos, the Berlin architect presents his furniture designs and explains step by step how to build and use them yourself. In all his designs, he has been inspired by well­known Bauhaus

classics and their creators. Minimalist, easy to build and incredibly versatile. The "wooden stool" consists of just four small boards, ten screws and can be built in a good ten minutes. It can be used as a stool, table, and in combination as a shelf, room divider or lectern. Van Bo Le­Mentzelʼs design was inspired by those of Bauhaus student Max Bill and Bauhaus master Johannes Itten.

Iran and Israel trade rebukes at Munich Security Conference The Munich Security Conference (MSC) ended on Sunday in traditional fashion: a morning session focused on the Middle East. This year, though, the conference had to ride out an awkward imbalance, as the planned appearance of Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir was canceled "for scheduling reasons." That left the stage clear for his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, to deliver a typically well­honed rebuke to United States Vice President Mike Penceʼsspeech from the day before. Zarifʼs rhetorical flourishes were routine, but no less theatrical for that.

The US, he said, had had an "unhealthy fixation" with Iran ever since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the "wolf-cryer-inchief," and the US military had "travelled 10,000 kilometers to dot all our borders with its bases."

Polish premier pulls out of Visegrad Israel summit after Nazi comments A dispute between Israel and Poland about alleged Polish collaboration with the Nazis in World War II is threatening to overshadow a two­day meeting of central European countries in Jerusalem. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, that he would not attend the Visegrad Group summit in Israel, Morawieckiʼs office said Sunday. Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz will instead meet with Netanyahu and the leaders of the other three Visegrad members, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

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Shock as US rapper faces deportation to UK

German car industry warns US over auto tariffs

Global property markets on the turn

Rapper 21 Savage was detained by US immigration authorities on Sunday for overstaying his visa, and is now facing deportation to the United Kingdom. The news rocked the hip hop world and shocked his legions of fans, as the rapper has always said he is a local act from Atlanta, Georgia.

21 Savage, whose birth name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is an "unlawfully present United Kingdom national," according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE added that Abraham­Joseph had been illegally in the country since his visa ran out in 2005. The 26-year­old rapper has been well known in Atlanta since 2015, and quickly made his way onto the national scene. His second studio album, "I Am > I Was" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in December. He is known for his conversational delivery and candid sincerity about issues like police brutality and systemic racism. He is nominated for two Grammy awards for his work on fellow rapper Post Maloneʼs "Rockstar," including Record of the Year. The awards will be presented on February 10.

US trade officials are believed to have told President Donald Trump that European car imports harm US national security. German carmakers are concerned that Trump could use the report to justify tariffs.

Boom times in many global real estate markets are turning to bust.

Australia, several Asian countries and North America are starting to see large price corrections that are leaving speculators racing for cover.

Australiaʼs housing market is witness­ ing its steepest annual fall in 15 years.

In Sydney, prices are down 10 percent in a year. House prices in Sydney doubled in a decade on the back of Australiaʼs booming economy, with the median price still being an eyewatering 1,062,619 Australian dollars (€668,391, $762,391). But tighter lending criteria for mortgages have helped fuel the drop. Bangkokʼs condo market cools Bangkok condominiums have been popular with Chinese investors over the past five years, with prices rising at 5­10 percent per annum. A building boom has, however, left 40,000 units unsold, with another 53,000 new apartments to be launched this year.

West Ham v Liverpool: Manuel Pellegrini wants to help Man City with win West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini wants to get his sideʼs season back on course by beating Liverpool on Monday ­ and do his old side Manchester City a favour at the same time. Premier League leaders Liverpool are two points clear in the title race but have a game in hand over rivals City, whobeat Arsenal 3­1 on Sunday. Pellegrini won the league in 2014 during a three­year spell at City.

Any decision by the US to label European car and auto­part imports a danger to US national security would be incomprehensible, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has said. The trade body was responding to reports that US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Rossʼ report on the impact of imports had reached the White House, in advance of a Sunday deadline. German car compa­ nies were responsible for more than

p 113,000 jobs at some 300 factories in the United States and were the biggest exporters of cars in the country, VDA said. "All this strengthens the United States and cannot be seen as a security problem," it added. Read more: EU ramps up attack on Trump auto tariff plans EU car imports dangerous? In May, President Donald Trumpordered the US Commerce Department to probe whether car imports threatened US national security.

ʼDrawing Europe Togetherʼ: Illustrators against Brexit g A book project initiated by Gruffalo-creator Axel Scheffler collects 45 works of artists who feel the UK should not leave the EU.

Great Britainʼs scheduled Brexit day, March 29, is only a few weeks away, but many of Europeʼs artists and intellectuals are still struggling with the upcoming event. "The fatal decision in favor of Brexit, with which the country — it seems to me — is massively damaging itself, fills me with incredulity, pain and anger," says Axel Scheffler. Though he was born in Hamburg, the creator of the

childrenʼs book character "Gruffalo" has been living in London for almost three decades. Scheffler invited illustrator colleagues to put down their own vision of Europe on paper. The resulting book, Drawing Europe Togeth‐ er, collects illustrations by 45 artists.

First published by Macmillan in Great Britain in November, the German version has just come out this month.

Schefflerʼs illustration adorns the cover of the book, showing a group of animals traversing along and carrying their own coloring pencils. They on the march to a Europe that is growing together.

No Red Bull Air Race for Budapest in 2019 Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has not authorised the organisation of the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest this summer – according to a statement just issued by the Mayor’s Office. Held annually in several major cities with notable landmarks for skyline backdrops, the Red Bull Air Race is Formula 1 in the air, presenting incredible stunt-flying spectacles performed by the world’s best pilots. Every year except one since 2003, Budapest has hosted the race, but now it seems that for 2019, the Red Bull Air Race will skip the Hungarian capital.

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Outcry in Uganda over compulsory HIV test 19-year­old Methia Nalukwago, a student at Makerere University in the capital Kampala, is excited by the proposal to have all students undergo compulsory HIV/AIDS testing. Some students, she says, have been living in denial.

"Our friends, we study with them but you look at someone and you are like, ʼare you sure you are not sick or something like that?ʼ Of course you never come out to tell them but you feel it deep down inside you, this person must be sick because of the symptoms that show," Nalukwago told DW. "Compulsory testing for HIV will help us know our HIV status and where we stand." Studies conducted by the Ugandan AIDS Commission show lack of sufficient information among the youth is contributing to an increase of HIV. Jane Were, the head teacher of Forest Hill College in Mukono district located 21 kilometers (13 miles) east of Kampala, said they are grappling with HIV in schools.

She said the situation has been made worse by parents who mislead their children on what they are actually suffering from. "We have situations where parents lie to students about these [anti-retroviral] drugs. There are parents who tell children they have other ailments other than HIV," Were said.