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Newsline 18.10.2017 | 16:15 UTC News Germany to stop training Kurdish peshmerga fighters in Iraq Germany will temporarily stop training Kurdish peshmerga forces in Iraq in the wake of the conflict between Baghdad and the Kurds. Germany has been a major partner of the peshmerga, providing them weapons and training. Iraqi government troops push into Kurdish-controlled areas – Q&A with Florian Neuhof, Middle East journalist Iraq sweeps up more territories as Kurds quarrel amongst themselves Kirkuk: What you need to know about the Kurdish-Iraqi dispute Kurds 'reject' Baghdad's demand to nullify referendum results Iraq's Kurds vote 'yes' to independent state in referendum – official results Israel raids Palestinian media firms for 'incitement' Israeli forces arrested two people and closed down eight Palestinian media production companies working with Hamas-linked TV channels. The broadcasters repeatedly "inspired" terror attacks, Israeli officials claim. Rival Palestinian factions sign reconciliation deal Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas begin unity talks in Cairo What are Fatah and Hamas? Turkey arms exports: Should Germany send weapons at all? Germany has approved much fewer arms exports to Turkey in response to the continued imprisonment of German citizens. But opposition figures say the cuts aren't going far enough. Germany to decide arms sales to Turkey on case-by-case basis – DW's Thomas Sparrow Saudi Arabia could say no to German weapons Heckler & Koch quietly becomes world's most ethical gun-maker Things to know about Germany's Left party Germany continues war of words with Turkey, reviews arms sales German arms exports dip, but still near record highs Germany blocks arms sales to Turkey - report Germany warns against travel to Turkey Turkey needles NATO by buying Russian weapons World United States 'If you cared about voting for Hillary, you have to care about resisting Trump' Neera Tanden, senior Clinton campaign adviser, tells Conflict Zone that the role of the Democratic Party right now is to fight Trump and provide alternatives. But how exactly should that work? Neera Tanden on Conflict Zone Donald Trump's 'insensitive' remarks over fallen soldier spark outrage Republican senators give up on latest Obamacare repeal bid 'Which lies do you want to talk about?' Opinion: Kenya needs statesmanship, not brinksmanship Kenya's current political crisis is a symptom of deeper ethnic divides. Now political leaders must start addressing the country's real problems, writes Jane Nyingi. Kenya: Standoff over election re-run escalates Kenya elections paralyze economy Odinga: 'My withdrawal not to blame for confusion' Kenya election commissioner quits ahead of repeat presidential vote Kenyan army battles al-Shabab militants in Somalia Malta: Daphne Caruana Galizia's death needs to be wake-up call to fight corruption After the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, EU lawmakers have called on the European Commission to do more to combat money-laundering and corruption in Malta. The EU has looked away too long, they say. Protesters demand justice for murdered Maltese journalist Panama Papers: Africa's elite are plundering their countries Malta PM calls early elections amid wife's offshore account scandal Panama Papers: German authorities carry out first raids in connection with tax leaks Row ignites after Germany slams 'tax haven' Malta Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia killed in car bomb attack Malta: Europe reels from murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Newsletters & Co. We broadcast your holiday videos Are you proud of the videos you took on vacation? No matter where you were on holiday in the world, send us your best holiday videos and win a prize.   © Deutsche Welle 2017