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Newsline 26.06.2017 | 16:15 UTC
Breaking News
US Supreme Court partly reinstates Trump's Muslim nation travel ban
The high court narrowed the focus of lower court rulings that blocked his travel ban on people from six mostly Muslim countries. The court agreed to hear the government's appeals in the case
World
Ethiopia: East Africa's new economic power
Ethiopia's economy is growing so rapidly it may soon replace Kenya as the largest economic power in the region. But a large number of people in the country still live in poverty and many challenges remain.
Lawyer: 'Liu Xiaobo's family can visit him'
Imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has been transferred to a hospital after being diagnosed with cancer. DW spoke with his lawyer Mo Shaoping about Liu's condition and whether his family could visit him.
Environment
Paris Agreement without the US: Island states 'may have to abandon their territories'
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw his nation from the Paris deal could spell environmental chaos - especially for small island states under threat from rising sea levels, warns scientist Hans-Otto Pörtner.
Sustainability
Castle of plastic bottles shows the way to reducing waste
Plastic waste is a growing problem worldwide - especially for the planet's oceans. The dilemma has inspired a Canadian entrepreneur to start using old plastic bottles to build homes on an island off Panama.
News
Asia
China releases Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo after terminal cancer diagnosis
After serving eight years in prison, Chinese authorities have freed the Nobel Prize-winning Liu Xiaobo. The human rights defender and pro-democracy activist was jailed in 2008 for "inciting subversion of state power."
Asia
Philippines resume 'offensive operations' against militants
Philippine authorities have vowed to end the Islamist uprising in Marawi City "at the soonest time possible." Human rights groups have warned that martial law could pave the way for serious abuses by the armed forces.
Newsletters & Co.
On the road to the German election
Germans are heading to the polls this September. Discover what the elections in Germany mean to Germany, Europe and the world with our online special: Germany Decides.
Our viewer's travel video competition
Do you like to travel and do you always take your camera with you? Then why not enter our video competition and win a DW travel-pack for your next summer holiday.

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