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Saudi coalition uses German arms in Yemen German arms and technology play a far greater role in the Yemen war than previously known. According to the findings of the investigative research project #GermanArms, the armies of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are using German weapons and technology in Yemen for naval, ground and air operations. #GermanArms is a collaborative effort of Deutsche Welle and its German media partners ʼreport Münchenʼ of public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk and Stern magazine, together with the Dutch independent media organisation Lighthouse Reports and the investigative network Bellingcat. Representatives of the German government have repeatedly denied having any knowledge of the use of Germanmade arms in Yemen.

Pakistan vows retaliation after Indiaʼs airstrikes on alleged militant camps India said on Tuesday that its air force had carried out strikes inside Pakistan, targeting camps run by theJaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist group. New Delhi said it had managed to kill a "very large number" of fighters in the operation. "A very large number of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists, trainers, commanders and groups of jihadis who were being trained for fidayeen [suicide] action" have been killed, Indiaʼs Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said at a press conference. Security officials in India told DW on condition of anonymity that the operation involved Mirage 2000 aircraft, which flew across the Line of Control (LoC) and dropped 1,000 kilograms of bombs. The Mirage 2000 is a French-made single-engine fourth-generation fighter jet, manufactured by Dassault Aviation.

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Soros boosts anti-PiS media ahead of crucial Polish polls With elections looming, the anti-PiS coalition is preparing to fight

As Polandʼs media become increasingly politicized, publisher Agora and a Soros-backed fund have teamed up to buy the second-largest radio station.

Donald Trump: US to delay China tariffs US President Donald Trump has said he would delay a planned US hike in tariffs scheduled for March 1, citing progress in trade talks with Beijing. He described recent meetings as "very productive."

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he would delay a March 1 deadline for an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods after "substantial progress" was made in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Both sides had made progress on intellectual property protection, technology transfers, agriculture, services, currency and "many other issues," he said. Trump added that he and Chi-

nese President Xi Jinping would conclude a final trade agreement at Trumpʼ Mar-a-Lago club in Florida if additional progress is made. Trump and Xihad voiced optimism about the talksafter Trump met Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Washington on Friday. In a letter to Trump, Xi said he hoped both sides would agree on a "win-win" agreement. The United States imposed a 10 percent tariff on more than $200 billion (€176 billion) in Chinese goods in September.

Trump had threatened to increase those tariffs to 25 percent if both sides failed to agree on a trade deal by March 1.

Man leaves €10,000 Picasso jug on German train German police are trying to help a man find a ceramic jug made by Pablo Picasso, after he accidentally left it on a train earlier this month.

The elderly man was traveling from Kassel to Dusseldorf on February 15 when he switched trains at the city of Hamm and forgot to bring his precious cargo with him. Read more: How German was Picasso? The 26centimeter-tall (10-inch-tall) ceramic piece dates to 1953 and was an original crafted by Picasso at his Madoura workshop in Vallauris in the south of France, police said. It is part of Picas-

soʼs "Owl series" and is estimated to be worth at least €10,000 ($8,800).

Police said the man reported the disappearance immediately after exiting the train but the bag with the jug inside it was already gone. Read more: Picasso and windows The shopping bag was made of solid cardboard with blue lettering that read "Neumeister — Alte Kunst — Moderne." Munster Federal Police, which is investigating the case, asked witnesses who might have seen the man "forgetting" the bag to report the sighting to them.

Top Vatican cleric Cardinal George Pell convicted of child sex crimes Cardinal George Pell, the Vaticanʼs economy minister and a top adviser to Pope Francis, has been convicted of molesting two choirboys, an Australian court said Tuesday. An Australian court found Pell guilty on one count of sexual abuse and four counts of indecent assault of two 13-year-old boys at St. Patrickʼs Cathedral in Melbourne in the 1990s. Read more: Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church The 12-member jury delivered the unanimous verdict on December 11, but the presiding judge had issued a gag order that prevented reporting since the trial began last May.

Venezuela crisis: US military intervention becoming more likely The brutal refusal by Venezuelan military forces loyal to the countryʼs besieged President Nicolas Maduro to allow foreign aid into the country over the weekend has increased the chance of Washington getting involved militarily in the conflict between Maduro and Juan Guaido. In the aftermath of the deadly clashes, Guaido, who has been recognized by the US as well by many European and Latin American countries as Venezuelaʼs interim president, urged the global community to consider "all measures to free" the country. On Monday, US Vice President Mike Pence who had traveled to Colombia to meet with the countryʼs President Ivan Duque and Guaido, announced new sanctions on Venezuela and promised Washington would stand with Guaido "until your libertad is restored."

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German train-delay scarf sells for thousands at auction

Enemy of the people or critical public ally? The state of US media

A scarf knitted by a German woman to represent how long she was delayed on trains run by German rail company Deutsche Bahn sold for €7,550 ($8,660) on eBay on Monday.

There were 134 bids from 45 bidders for the 1.5-meter (5 foot) scarf, which was knitted over the course of 2018 and features stripes in different colors, to represent different-length delays. Read more: Deutsche Bahn flaws prompt calls for basic railway reform Journalist Sara Weber, the scarf makerʼs daughter, said her mother was a commuter in the Munich area and had knitted two rows per day: Gray for under five minutes, pink for 5-30 minutes, and red for delays of more than 30 minutes or when both of her trains were running late. Weber posted a photo of the scarf on Twitter and the response was so enthusiastic that she and her mother decided to auction it and give the proceeds to the charity Bahnhofsmission, which assists people in need at railway stations across Germany. On Monday, Weber tweeted that the scarf had been sold for €7,550. "My mum is very happy — and so am I. We never would have expected that would happen," Weber wrote.

Once a balwark of press freedom, the US is struggling with its own media landscape as local papers are bought and closed, technology is used to limit freedom of expression and scores of journalists lose their jobs.

Grand National 2019: One For Arthur to miss prep race at Haydock The 2017 Grand National winner One For Arthur will miss his prep race for this yearʼs Aintree contest because of new rules introduced as a result of the equine flu outbreak. Trainer Lucinda Russell told BBC Sport the horse had to be vaccinated and will not run at Haydock on Saturday.

When the White House Correspondentʼs Association (WHCA) was awarded the DW Freedom of Speech Award in 2017, President Donald Trump had only been in office for five months. Already then, tension between the executive branch and journalists tasked with covering it was growing. "The White House Correspondentsʼ Association is a guarantor for the control of those in power," DW Director General Peter Limbourg said

before he presented the award to thenWHCA President Jeff Mason. "We have complete trust in democracy in the United States of America. This entails that we are reliant on a strong media." Accepting the award, Mason said that he and his fellow correspondents fight every day for the rights of reporters to cover leaders who make policies that affect the entire world — despite the negative rhetoric coming from the US president.

Do you need a robot to get to sleep?

A Dutch entrepreneur has created a robot which is supposed to help you get a good nightʼs sleep.

Did you sleep well? If not, youʼre not alone. Studies suggest one in three of us arenʼt getting enough shut-eye. A 24hour work culture, as well as all those hours spent in front of a screen, have caused an epidemic of sleeplessness to sweep across populations. Perhaps a robot could help. Dutch entrepreneur and robotics graduate Julian Jagtenberg (pictured above) has createda companion that promises to help you get a decent nightʼs sleep. Itʼs soft, weighs

about as much as a cat and breathes like a baby. The idea came to him three years ago when his mother was suffering from chronic insomnia. Frustrated that her doctors were only offering her sleeping pills, he set about finding a solution. "I challenged myself to create a robot that would help my mom to sleep better," he said. He began looking into the literature on sleep and discovered that breathing and audio are two factors that can induce sleep. One research paper in particular piqued his interest. "If you hold a baby, you subconsciously replicate its breathing and heart rate.

Itʼs a magical thing."

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US sanctions Venezuela state oil firm PDVSA The US said on Monday that it would impose sanctions on Venezuelaʼs state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), as it ramps up pressure on the countryʼs president, Nicolas Maduro. The move followsWashingtonʼs public backing of National Assembly leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president last week. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the sanctions were meant to prevent Maduro from diverting more resources from the crisis-hit country, until control in Caracas could be transferred toGuaidoʼs interim governmentora new democratically elected government. Mnuchin specified that PDVSAʼs US-based subsidiary Citgo could continue operations, so long as its earnings are deposited into a blocked account in the US. Maduro accused the US of attempting to steal Citgo, saying the state oil firm will seek legal action against the US. Washington was "holding accountable those responsible for Venezuelaʼs tragic decline," Mnuchin told reporters.

US and Turkish presidents discuss safe zone in northern Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, took to the telephone to discuss the situation in northern Syria on Monday. "The president expressed the desire to work together to address Turkeyʼs security concerns in northeast Syria while stressing the importance to the United States that Turkey does not mistreat the Kurds and other Syrian Democratic Forces with whom we have fought to defeat ISIS," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement, referring to the "Islamic State" (IS) extremist group.

The Turkish presidency said the two men discussed the creation of a safe zone in northern Syria cleared of militia groups. It did not provide any other details. Thedisagreement between the NATO alliesis the latest consequence of Trumpʼs December 19 decision to withdraw US military personnel from Syria. This could leave the Kurdish militia under threat should Turkey start a new offensive. Over the weekend, Trump had taken to Twitter to threaten he would"devastate" the Turkish economyif Ankara sent its forces to attack the Kurds in northern Syria.