Around the Globe | 05.05.2017, 16:00 UTC

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Around the Globe 05.05.2017 | 16:00 UTC Religious liberty executive order pays Trump's dues to Evangelicals - sort of President Trump's order on religious liberty gives a symbolic nod to the Evangelical community which supported him during the election. It has little practical relevance, but still might provide an interesting insight. 'Trumpcare' passes first hurdle in Congress White House Correspondents win DW's Freedom of Speech Award US House of Representatives pass legislation to repeal Obamacare US Vice President Pence addresses anti-abortion activists at rally in Washington 100 days of US President Donald Trump: What you need to know California judge blocks Trump 'sanctuary city' order US court freezes Trump's second travel ban divestment Global voices call for fossil fuels divestment Activists have started a eight-day push to get individuals and institutions to divest from oil, gas and coal corporations. Investing in the fossil fuel industry equals pumping money into climate change, they say. Renewable energy on El Hierro Will funding for coal soon run out? Irish cow burps counteract fossil fuel divestment The four horsemen of Trump's ecopocalypse? Fossil fuel lobbies cripple UN climate talks, report says Fossil fuels: is the empire striking back? Climate changing for company profits RWANDA Rwandan women's activist to challenge Kagame in August polls Diane Rwigara, a Rwandan women's rights activist, says she will stand against President Paul Kagame in the country's August election. She says she wants to fight injustice and encourage freedom of expression. Mogae: 'Some Africans leaders spoil their record by overstaying' Rwandan constitutional amendment 'not the will of the people' Has democracy failed in Africa? US 'disappointed' with Kagame's decision to run for third term in Rwanda Kagame's third term bid draws international criticism Rwanda's President Kagame confirms he will run for third term North Korea accuses US of elaborate plot to kill Kim Jong Un North Korea has published accusations against the US and South Korea saying they bribed a North Korean to "hurt the supreme leadership." Pyongyang provided no evidence beyond promising that it was an "elaborate" plan. In Seoul, divisions over North Korea threat US House of Representatives votes to impose new North Korea sanctions IAEA chief 'concerned' about North Korean nuclear progress North Korea vows to respond to US aggression with 'nuclear attack' North Korean media attacks China for 'reckless remarks' Women accused of killing North Korean leader's half-brother appear in Malaysian court Freedom of Speech Whistleblowers should be 'protected not prosecuted' US President Trump wants to prosecute whistleblowers like Wikileaks' Julian Assange. Lawyer Renata Avila thinks global democracy would instead benefit from greater protections for leakers worldwide. India's top court upholds death sentences for four men in fatal 2012 gang rape The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences issued for the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old. The brutality of the case triggered a massive outcry and threw a spotlight onto India's problems with sexual assault. Women take up boxing to fight attackers India: The battle against assaults on women Blame victims and the West – India's way of justifying sexual assaults? More than 34,600 reported rapes in India last year; six each day in Delhi A brutal rape in India brings sexual violence back to the fore Protests erupt after India gang rape convict released Three sentenced to death in India for 2013 gang rape, murder Pakistani and Afghan forces clash at border Deadly clashes erupted between Afghan border guards and Pakistani soldiers escorting census takers in a remote border village. Locals claim that several homes were destroyed in cross-border shelling. Every third Afghan child is not in school Pakistan to build fence along disputed Afghan border Pakistan says it killed 100 terrorists in response to Sufi shrine bombing Pakistan border attack shows Islamists' strength Living in a changing world World in Progress Multiclick A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more. World in Progress: Gender Stories World in Progress: Transgender school India World in Progress: Girls learning to code in Chile   © Deutsche Welle 2017