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Charlottesville white supremacist gets second life sentence

A protestor holds Heather Heyer's picture

James Fields Jr. was convicted on state charges over the death of Heather Heyer and causing dozens of injuries. He had avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to hate crime charges.  

USA Agenten der US Einwanderungs- und Zollbehörde ICE (picture-alliance/ZumaPress)

US mass deportations would lead to 'tremendous human rights abuses'

Grace Meng from Human Rights Watch told DW that even though recent immigration raids in US cities weren't as extensive as planned, they still struck fear in migrant communities. She also criticized new US asylum policy.  

EU penalizes Turkey over Cyprus offshore drilling

Turkish drilling ship off Cypriot coast (picture-alliance/AP Photo/Turkish Defence Ministry)

Brussels is to impose punitive measures on Ankara over its offshore gas drilling activities near Cyprus.  

Ships at Hodeida port, Yemen (picture-alliance/dpa/H. Al-Ansi)

UN hosts Yemeni talks to break stalemate

New steps to salvage a ceasefire at Hodeida, a Yemeni port crucial for aid deliveries to civilians, have been agreed, say UN officials. Yemeni government and rebel representatives met on a ship in the Red Sea.  

US announces stricter asylum regulations

Refugees on the US-Mexico border

The new regulation forbids refugees from claiming asylum in the US if they have traveled through a third country. Officials called it an 'interim rule' until Congress passes stricter laws.  

'Tough stuff': Mike Pence sees Donald Trump's US migrant camps  

'Children have been dying at the US-Mexico border for years': immigration law expert  

Ursula von der Leyen: Headed back to Brussels?

Ursula von der Leyen speaks to German students in Berlin for Girls' Day (picture-alliance/dpa/B. von Jutrczenka)

EU leaders threw their weight behind German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to become the bloc's next top executive. But she'll need to win over critics to become the European Commission's first female president.  

'Dangerous' number of vaccines missed, UN report warns

Children getting Measles vaccine in China (picture-alliance/Photoshot)

Almost 20 million children worldwide missed their vaccinations in 2018, the report said. Misinformation led to many parents avoiding the vaccines as the "anti-vaxx" movement soured public perception.  

Richer countries show lower trust in vaccines  

Germany's vaccination problem  

Ebola in DR Congo's Goma potential 'game-changer'

Person washing hands (Reuters/O. Acland)

A first case of Ebola arriving in Goma, Congo's eastern border hub, amounts to a potential "game-changer," warns the World Health Organization. It's called an appraisal meeting in Geneva while urging calm in Goma.  

Ebola epidemic 'should be a wake-up call for peace in DRC'  

Health workers struggle to bury Ebola dead in DRC  

Will the EU's carrot-and-stick policy for Pakistan work?

EU and Pakistan flags

The EU wants to promote trade, regional peace and democracy by tightening its strategic engagement with Pakistan. But does Brussels need to reset its priorities as Islamabad drifts toward authoritarianism?  

Polish mayor's widow fights hate that killed her husband

Magdalena Adamowicz in the European Parliament in Brussels

Her husband was assassinated as mayor of Gdansk. Now Magdalena Adamowicz, a newly elected member of the European Parliament, has taken up the fight against hate speech that threatens both public discourse and lives.  

Germany's von der Leyen supports Brexit extension

Ursula von der Leyen, the nominee for European Commission president, in Brussels (picture-alliance/dpa/AP/F. Seco)

Ursula von der Leyen has tried to sway socialists and liberals on a possible Brexit delay. She also confirmed she'll step down as German defense minister, regardless of whether she is successful in her EC presidency bid.  

Africa's Green parties bet on international help

Members of the Mozambican Green Party marching and carrying flags (Privat)

In Germany and large parts of Europe, green parties are compounding their electoral successes. Environmental parties in Africa still have a long way to go, but the climate crisis could quicken their ascent.  

WW II codebreaker Alan Turing will feature on new UK banknote

UK Alan Mathison Turing (picture-alliance/CPA Media Co. Ltd)

Turing cracked the 'impossible-to-crack' Nazi enigma code in a highly secretive project and was one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence. He was persecuted for being homosexual and posthumously pardoned.  

India: Several killed in building collapse after monsoon rains

A three-story building that collapsed after monsoon rains hit an area of northern India (picture-alliance/AP Photo)

Monsoon rains caused a building to collapse in northern India, while 24 were swept away in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The extreme weather has killed more than 100 people and the death toll is expected to rise.  

Alaa Salah, a Sudanese woman propelled to internet fame earlier this week after clips went viral of her leading powerful protest chants against President Omar al-Bashir, addresses protesters during a demonstration in front of the military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on April 10, 2019.

The women of Sudan's protests

Women were the driving force behind the protests that led to the downfall of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. They continue to make great sacrifices as they fight for a peaceful transition of power in their country.  

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DW News Africa with Christine Mhundwa, 15 July 2019

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma shrugs off corruption allegations during a televised inquiry. But was his testimony enough to counter the evidence against him? And Congo confirms the first case of Ebola in the urban city of Goma. We'll tell you why the WHO says that's a gamechanger.  

Südafrika Prozess gegen Jacob Zuma in Durban (Reuters/N. Bothma)

AfricaLink on Air - 15 July 2019

Jacob Zuma testifies before a commission on his role in state corruption+++A pastor has been confirmed with Ebola as the disease spreads in DR Congo+++Ugandans are making profits from snail farming to supply the insatiable apetites of foreigners in the capital Kampala.  

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Opinion: Iran's calculated escalation in the Persian Gulf

Iranian soldiers take part in the National Persian Gulf day in the Strait of Hormuz (AFP/A.Kenare)

Iranian speedboats recently went after a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Despite this provocation, the Iranian regime is not out for war, says Rainer Hermann of German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.  

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Today on DW News Asia: A "technical snag" puts India's lunar mission on hold. What does it mean for Delhi's plan to become the fourth nation on the moon? Also, we look at the emergency response to monsoon rains wreaking havoc across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. And protests in Hong Kong descend into violence once again, with clashes in a suburban mall.  

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'Georgia feels itself European'

'Georgia feels itself European'

China - Tesla S (picture-alliance/dpa/Wu Hong)

Will Tesla's 'made in China' cars be popular?

China consumers sour as fruit prices soar

China consumers sour as fruit prices soar

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Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar hit by monsoons

Katar Innerafghanisches Dialogtreffen über Wege zu Frieden in Afghanistan (Getty Images/AFP/K. Jaafar)

Afghanistan: Taliban attack Ghazni, talk peace in Doha

Free transport for Delhi women

Free transport for Delhi women

Indonesians sue government over worsening air pollution

Indonesians sue government over worsening air pollution

India hopes new budget will revive growth

India hopes new budget will revive growth

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina visits China

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina visits China

Türkei Schloss Burj Al Babas der Sarot-Gruppe bei Mudurnu (Getty Images/AFP/A. Altan)

Turkey: Construction boom collapses

Libyen Luftangriff Tajoura Detention Center bei Tripolis (Reuters/I. Zitouny)

Libya bombing aftermath

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How chickens are improving Afghan lives

Pakistani foreign minister: 'Islamabad wants reduction in US-Iran tensions'

Pakistani foreign minister: 'Islamabad wants reduction in US-Iran tensions'

US-Militär | F/A-18 Hornet Jet (picture-alliance/dpa/Bildfunk/AP/J. Gambrell)

US increases pressure on Iran

Hongkong Demonstration vor dem G20 Gipfel (Reuters/T. Peter)

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Britain sees 'small window' to save Iran nuclear deal

Foreign ministers have met in Brussels hoping to reduce tensions between the US and Iran. Britain has suggested there is a "small window" to keep the nuclear deal alive with the EU echoing those sentiments.