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Daily Bulletin 21.08.2017 | 18:30 UTC
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Spanish police kill suspected Barcelona attack driver Younes Abouyaaqoub
Catalan police have shot and killed Younes Abouyaaqoub, the fugitive driver suspected behind the Barcelona terror attack. He was the last known at large member of a suspected terror cell.
German footballer Lukas Podolski threatens to sue Breitbart over human trafficker photo
Breitbart London has issued an apology after posting a picture of German footballer Lukas Podolski on an article about human trafficking gangs. The jet-ski photo was actually snapped during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
US cuts back on Russian visas amid diplomatic tensions
The US embassy said it had no alternative but to cut visa services given the sharp reduction in embassy staff ordered by the Kremlin. Moscow accuses the US of trying to provoke Russians against their own government.
World
Interpol: Who polices the world's police?
The controversial arrest of German author Dogan Akhanli by Spanish authorities on an Interpol warrant issued by Turkey has triggered questions about the international policing agency's modus operandi.
US-South Korea military drills - an unnecessary provocation?
Amid serious tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the US and South Korea have begun their joint military exercises. For Pyongyang, the drills are a prelude to invading North Korea. Fabian Kretschmer reports from Seoul.
#NewNationalism: 'Turn India into a Hindu state'
Following her trip to the US, DW's Fanny Fascar headed to India to find out what's driving nationalism in one of Asia's most populous countries. She discovered that religion there can run deeper than democratic values.
Germany
Germany's populist AfD party seeks to reboot migrant fears
The Alternative for Germany wants to scrap the right to asylum and make development aid conditional upon stopping emigration. The party says its suggestions are "humane," but in practice they would be anything but that.
Sports
Excitement builds at BVB after just 60 minutes of Mario Götze
Most of the talk around Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund is still centered on Ousmane Dembele. But BVB look just fine without him, and Mario Götze is a reason why.
Bayern Munich unveil 'the answer to transfer madness'
Bayern Munich present a new youth facility as the club attempts to revitalize their academy system. Club president Uli Hoeness believes the facility could combat the escalating prices in the transfer market.
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