Daily Bulletin | 18.03.2017, 19:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 18.03.2017 | 19:30 UTC News G20 finance ministers drop anti-protectionist pledge amid US pushback US finance officials have refused to sign a commitment to free trade, breaking a decade long tradition and effectively preventing any deal. Action against climate change has also been dropped following US intervention. G20 ministers avoid trade, climate change in draft document Protectionism overshadows G20 meeting Mnuchin, Schäuble play down trade tensions Will G20 governments retreat from climate funding? Mnuchin, Schäuble talk trade in Berlin President Trump promises 'America first' Trump doubles down on protectionism in first speech to Congress Can Germany handle crisis management for the G20? Germany owes 'vast' sums of money for NATO, claims US President Donald Trump Trump waited until Chancellor Angela Merkel had left the country before making his claim via Twitter. During the meeting he thanked Merkel for her commitment to raise Germany's NATO contributions. Trump and Merkel try to paper over differences in their first meeting Opinion: Clumsy Trump meets confident Merkel Donald Trump and Angela Merkel make nice - sort of German leaders dismayed and bewildered by Trump interview Merkel: Germany to heavily increase Bundeswehr budget Trump and Merkel to talk NATO, Ukraine and climate change US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump US journalists had praise for their German colleagues after a White House press conference with Chancellor Merkel and President Trump. DW's Brent Goff said US reporters were "shocked" by the pointed questions. German reporters question US President Trump Donald Trump and Angela Merkel make nice - sort of US Justice Department requests more time to gather evidence on wiretapping allegations Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of wiretapping phone Opinion: Release the alleged Trump Tower wiretapping material, Mr. President Paris Orly airport: Man killed after seizing soldier's gun A radicalized Muslim attacker ' Zied B.' has been shot dead after grabbing a gun from a soldier at Orly airport in Paris. The same man had been stopped earlier in a routine traffic incident. Assailant killed at a Paris airport French National Assembly votes to extend state of emergency for fifth time Suspect in Louvre attack breaks his silence Paris' Louvre Museum reopens 24 hours after machete attack France arrests three in anti-terror raids Tens of thousands rally in Paris as far-left candidate Melenchon launches campaign A day after France's presidential hopefuls were confirmed, far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon gathered thousands of supporters at a Paris rally. The veteran has called for sweeping reforms to France's constitution. French politics in turmoil French presidential candidate Fillon battles on despite formal corruption charges Hollande: My 'ultimate duty' is to prevent a Le Pen presidency Macron promises to 'transform not reform' France Opinion: French Socialists do not want power What you need to know about the French presidential election Erdogan calls on parliament to restore capital punishment Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expects parliament to back a proposal to restore capital punishment after an upcoming referendum on creating an executive presidency. Such a step could end Ankara's bid to join the EU. Turkey's president ramps up rhetoric again Inside Europe: How are EU relations perceived in Turkey? Diplomatic row between Europe and Turkey escalates further EU lauds Turkey deal one year on, but activists remain highly critical Turkish referendum threatens formal divorce with EU Erdogan accuses EU of 'crusade' against Islam Kurdish voters still undecided on Turkish referendum The ruling AKP is focusing on nationalism in its referendum campaign. This is risky, because the voices of the Kurds could be decisive. Will the outcome of the referendum be decided in the southeast of the country? Turkey's president ramps up rhetoric again Erdogan accuses EU of 'crusade' against Islam Erdogan calls on parliament to restore capital punishment Turkish referendum threatens formal divorce with EU Sports Kwiatkowski edges Sagan to Milan-San Remo classic Michal Kwiatkowski got the better of Peter Sagan to win in Italy. Team Sky snatched a victory away from Saga, who seemed destined to win until the final stretch. Bundesliga: Modeste's treble downs Hertha, relegation battle heats up Matchday 25 saw both the European battle and the relegation fight intensify. Werder Bremen kept their run going, Cologne's star man delivered and Hoffeheim kept their Champions League dream alive. Bundesliga: What to watch out for on Matchday 25 Thomas Delaney: 'The Bundesliga feels like the Champions League' Thomas Hitzlsperger: Lack of role models holding back gay footballers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strikes again as Dortmund grind out win against Ingolstadt Germany German Olympian beats Berlin subway train in 10K challenge Most people following the internet "race-the-tube" trend run from one station to the next, but German marathon runner Philipp Pflieger ran 19 stops. It took him more than half an hour of running through Berlin's streets. 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents Young Germans use Snapchat to remember the Holocaust Why women tackling online hate speech are internet heroes Are Instagram influencers just peddling advertisements?   © Deutsche Welle 2017