Daily Bulletin | 23.10.2017, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 23.10.2017 | 18:30 UTC Culture 'Matilda' hits cinemas as Russia fears more violence Russia is on edge as the controversial historical drama premieres. DW's Juri Rescheto in Saint Petersburg explains why attacks have dogged Aleksei Utichel's film and why the response has been too little, too late. Russia threatens to forbid 'Matilda,' a film about Tsar Nikolai II's love life How Lars Eidinger's new film Matilda unleashed a scandal in Russia Controversial film on czar's infidelity cleared for release in Russia The historical turning point: Revisiting the Russian Revolution Russia gripped by hoax bomb threats, thousands evacuated Does Russia have an 'Orthodox Taliban' problem? News 'Islamic State' massacres dozens in central Syria: report 'IS' went on a killing spree for weeks in a town in Syria's central Homs province ahead of its retreat, according to a Syrian official. The killings raise fears of more revenge attacks as the jihadis loose ground. Raqqa declared free of "Islamic State" militants - Q&A with Col. Ryan Dillon Syrian Democratic Forces liberate Raqqa from 'Islamic State' UN creates team to investigate IS war crimes in Iraq as 'caliphate' crumbles Masoud's list: From IS victim to terrorist hunter US-backed SDF captures Syria's largest oil field from 'Islamic State' Fighters with 'Islamic State' tighten grip on Iraq-Syria border UN Rohingya conference: EU pledges millions in aid for refugees The EU has pledged €30 million as the UN holds a fundraising conference to aid Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar. More than 600,000 Rohingya have escaped to Bangladesh amid persecution at home. UN Rohingya conference pledges big money for refugees Rohingya child refugees vulnerable in Bangladesh camps Wenzel Michalski, director of Human Rights Watch Germany, on the Rohingya crisis Drone images show thousands of Rohingya fleeing US holds Myanmar military responsible for crackdown on Rohingya Muslims Myanmar's Rohingya: A history of forced exoduses UN: Myanmar army systematically expelling Rohingya so they won't return Rohingya crisis - 'These people need all the help they can get' Amnesty International reports on Myanmar systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Rex Tillerson visits Afghanistan to discuss peace and the Taliban The secretary of state made a short visit to Afghanistan to discuss the new US policy in South Asia. He told Afghan leaders he was open to peace with the Taliban if they accepted military defeat. Analysis: Trump lays out new Afghanistan strategy Mattis: The US is 'not winning' in Afghanistan Has Trump's Afghanistan policy destabilized South Asia even more? In Afghanistan strategy speech Trump slams Pakistan for providing safe havens The war for Afghanistan: Washington's successes and setbacks Resurgent Taliban and a government in disarray Ashraf Ghani offers Taliban 'last chance' for peace Is President Ghani a solution or a problem for Afghanistan? Understanding Afghanistan's Chief Executive Officer Catalonia crisis Catalan parties mull next steps as Spain prepares to impose direct rule The Catalan parliament will meet Thursday to decide how to respond after Spain announced unprecedented measures to stop secession. A Catalan spokesman says the EU will lose credibility if Madrid imposes direct rule. Spain's worst political crisis: the Catalonia waiting game Businesses in Catalonia unsure Rajoy pulls out all the stops on Catalonia Crisis in Catalonia: A society divided Spain's Article 155: The constitution's 'nuclear option' Catalonia's Carles Puigdemont: 'Puigdi's' deep political roots Opinion: Trouble brewing in every corner of Europe EU leaders decline to mediate over Catalonia as Spain decides next step In Catalonia, language and identity go hand in hand Spain announces intent to sack Catalonia's government +++ Catalan independence vote: Live updates +++ Catalonia: Fears that Madrid's decision to dissolve province's authority opens Pandora's box Czech government to pay millions for pig farm on former Nazi concentration camp The Czech government has said it will buy a pig farm at the site of a former Nazi concentration camp. A memorial to honor the hundreds of Roma victims who lost their lives at the camp is to go up in the farm's place. How to deal with a horrific past Inside Europe: Row over Roma concentration camp Controversy at Czech Roma Holocaust site Reconstructed Auschwitz prisoner text details 'unimaginable' suffering Czech Trump and insurgent parties benefit from 'voting hurricane' in Czech Republic election Former Nazi death camp guard charged with complicity to murder Politics Germany: Turkey made 81 extradition requests since failed coup Turkey has expressed frustration at Germany's lack of movement on extradition requests after a failed coup. A German lawmaker said Berlin should "exert resistance" to instead get German citizens out of Turkish custody. Turkey: Artistic freedom or self-censorship? 'Irreconcilable': Turkey after the failed coup Turkey: Is Germany Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 'best enemy?' Cem Özdemir: 'Erdogan wants to establish Turkey in Germany' Turkey's purges continue a year after failed coup Publisher mounts legal challenge to Turkey's detention of journalist Deniz Yucel EU: No accession until Turkey halts authoritarian trend Night of gunfire, explosions and death in Ankara Germany Court says prosecutors can't prove Turkey spies via DITIB A court has again refused to grant arrest warrants for imams accused of spying for Turkey's government in Germany. The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, a state organization, regularly sends clerics abroad. Ankara demands extradition of Turkish-German writer Turkish Islamic organization DITIB admits preachers spied in Germany Turkey spies betraying asylum seekers in German immigration offices Did Turkey order spying in German classrooms? Germany: Turkey made 81 extradition requests since failed coup Germany investigates possible anti-Gulen spies Turkish imams spied on teachers at German state schools Turkish imam spy affair in Germany extends across Europe Germany's Islamic organization DITIB under fire for skipping 'March Against Terror' Germany to slash funding for Islamic organization DITIB Sports Cristiano Ronaldo the favorite to win FIFA's 'The Best' award Cristiano Ronaldo is the clear favorite to be named the world's top men's football player of 2017. The Portuguese superstar is the holder of the award, which was handed out for the first time in 2016. FIFA announces finalists for the 'Best' awards Argentina's Lionel Messi wins 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Newsletters & Co. Nico's Weg – German made easy Using this innovative German E-learning course, beginners are sure to advance quickly. At a desktop or on a smartphone, Nico's Weg will help everyone learning German reach their destination.   © Deutsche Welle 2017