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Newsline 11.06.2017 | 16:15 UTC News French voters head to the polls in parliamentary elections Voting has begun in mainland France in the first round of its parliamentary election. Surveys suggest the new party of President Emmanuel Macron is heading for a majority in the 577-member National Assembly. Macron fields political novices in election Macron's party on course for huge win: poll National Front seeks to exploit poverty in Provence French poll forecasts majority for President Emmanuel Macron's En Marche! Exploring Emmanuel Macron's 'revolution' Time for Macron to get to work Politics Is Trump's UK visit on hold over protest fears? The US president reportedly told the British premier that he would not visit the UK until "the British public supports him," reported The Guardian. But Downing Street said there has been no change of plans. Trump 'still welcome' in UK despite London mayor spat Trump's planned UK state visit divides Brits One million sign petition to cancel Trump's state visit to the UK after travel ban Trump and May reaffirm commitment to NATO in White House visit Iran delivers food to Qatar amid concerns of shortages Iran has sent cargo planes laden with vegetables and fruits to Qatar as the Gulf country faces a food shortage. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar over its alleged links with terrorist groups. How important is Qatar for German business? Turkey urges Gulf states to end Qatar crisis before end of Ramadan Germany calls for diplomacy to resolve Qatar standoff, turns down mediator role Saudi Arabia and allies release Qatar 'terror list' German foreign minister accuses US of stirring up Middle East conflict 'Iran cannot portray itself as victim of terrorism' World Kremlin tells kids to ditch Navalny's Russia Day demos Russian students protested corruption en masse in March. Now, the government has increasingly pressured them to back off ahead of new demonstrations scheduled for Monday. There's talk of banning youths from protests. @dwnews - Anti-corruption protests sweep Russia and social media Young Kremlin critics push for change Alexei Navalny - the man caught in the Kremlin's crosshairs Alexei Navalny wins his case in Strasbourg Conviction of Russian opposition activist Navalny upheld Russian police detain hundreds of protesters, including Alexei Navalny Child labor Child labor still rife in Democratic Republic of Congo June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labour. The UN estimates that 168 million children are being put to work globally. Many of them are in Africa, particularly in the Congo, where cobalt mining by children is rampant. Conflict-free smartphones DRC's homemade refugee crisis Smartphones - not so smart for the planet Amnesty International reports on child labor behind smartphone batteries Pakistan's alarming social media death sentence In a first verdict of its kind, a Pakistani court sentenced a man to death for committing blasphemy on Facebook. But rights groups say the government is using blasphemy as an excuse to muzzle free speech in the country. #JusticeForMashal: Speaking out against Pakistan's blasphemy laws | Follow the Hashtag Pakistan journalism student latest victim of blasphemy vigilantes Pakistan asks Facebook, Twitter to help track blasphemers From 'abduction' to blasphemy allegation - What's in store for Pakistan's missing activists? Pakistan's 'murderer saint' - Supporters build shrine to 'honor' governor's assassin Pakistani activist Waqas Goraya: 'Progressive voices are more united than ever' Asia Bibi's appeal against death penalty - A test case for Pakistan Sports La Decima - Rafael Nadal wins record tenth French Open title Rafael Nadal beat Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets to lift a record tenth French Open title at Roland Garros. The Swiss number one simply couldn't match the Spaniard's power on a hot afternoon in Paris. Newsletters & Co. Transmedia: The way forward? Join renowned transmedia producer Jeff Gomez and media representatives from across Asia for an intriguing and interactive discussion on new trends that will be changing how audiences around the world understand media. Saving the environment starts with people Meet the Kenyan eco-ambassadors from DW's popular environmental show Eco@Africa. Whether it is waste reduction or innovative ideas, these individuals set an example for how Africa can address its biggest eco-challenges.   © Deutsche Welle 2017