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Daily Bulletin 24.11.2017 | 19:30 UTC News London: Police report 'incident' at Oxford Circus underground station London's Oxford Circus and Bond Street stations have reopened after reports of gunfire prompted a brief closure. Police could find no evidence that shots had been fired. The police deployment prompted panic in the area. 'Terrorist incident' on London Underground near Parsons Green prompts police investigation Counterterrorism police at UK parliament investigate knife-wielding man Madrid to Manchester to Barcelona: A chronology of terror in Europe Many hurt after van runs over pedestrians on London Bridge Two teens arrested over London mosque blaze Egypt mosque bombing kills more than 200 worshippers Suspected militants have targeted a mosque in the north of Egypt's Sinai peninsula, killing at least 235 people. Egypt has been fighting an "Islamic State" insurgency in the region. Egypt's tourism industry suffers a critical blow Egypt's Sissi vows to help Coptic Christians fleeing Sinai Germany German coalition talks: Merkel and Schulz set to meet The president announced the meeting with the leaders of Germany's two biggest parties as the country enters a second month without a new government. The SPD has been reluctant to form another coalition with the CDU. Germany's SPD under pressure Schulz: Social Democrats 'not available' for coalition Merkel under pressure: How stable is Germany? Angela Merkel fails, yet still comes out on top The FDP's Christian Lindner: the coalition killer German coalition talks: Social Democrats play waiting game Angela Merkel's German coalition crisis greatly exaggerated Germany: Bundestag begins business despite coalition impasse Are Germany's Social Democrats under pressure to deliver? German election: Preliminary coalition talks collapse after FDP walks out Coalition talks: Germany's Angela Merkel prefers fresh elections over minority government Ireland: No-confidence vote could prompt snap elections before critical EU Brexit summit Ireland's opposition has called for a vote of no confidence in the deputy prime minister. The government could collapse ahead of an EU summit addressing the post-Brexit border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Road to Brexit: Northern Ireland border area Brexit negotiations: 'Clock ticking' in trade talks countdown, EU leaders warn EU negotiator addresses Ireland's unique post-Brexit future UK seeks 'frictionless' border for N. Ireland after Brexit Brexit divorce bill: Britain prepares to pay more to EU as negotiations falter EU 'worries' that UK wants to use Ireland as customs 'test case' Poland's ruling party leader reads a cat book in parliament amid justice reform talks Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland's former prime minister and the country's most powerful politician, was spotted reading a cat book during a session of parliament. Critics have called the action a publicity stunt. Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People Kaczynski's PiS pulls Poland to periphery of European Union Opinion: PiS popular in Poland, isolated abroad, integral to Europe What are Poland's judicial reforms proposed by Jaroslaw Kaczynski? Germany's upper chamber backs tighter water quality measure German farms will have to keep book on fertilizers and waste dung under tougher rules adopted by Germany's second parliamentary chamber. Brussels has long demanded remedies because of rising nitrate levels in waterways. EU alarmed by toxins in German water EU takes Germany to court over environmental standards Report: Nitrate threatens groundwater in Germany UN calls for action as global water crisis looms Kenya's new water reserves to boost drought-stricken Turkana region if managed properly In Depth German politics Angela Merkel moves left as German politics realign The rise of the far-right populist AfD in Germany has effectively shifted the political center in the opposite direction. The result is that the chancellor is now looking to parties on the left for potential allies. Germany's SPD under pressure German coalition talks: Merkel and Schulz set to meet Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies CSU threaten rightward shift German election: Preliminary coalition talks collapse after FDP walks out The FDP's Christian Lindner: the coalition killer Are Germany's Social Democrats under pressure to deliver? The pros and cons of Merkel's grand coalition in Germany Angela Merkel fails, yet still comes out on top World Brexit: Can Theresa May exploit Germany's woes in Brussels? UK Prime Minister Theresa May hopes her Brexit talks with European Council President Donald Tusk will yield something to write home about. But what impact could Germany's political vacuum have on any progress? Theresa May urges swift progress in Brexit talks EU leaders disagree on Brexit progress at summit Brexit divorce bill: Britain prepares to pay more to EU as negotiations falter Are Germany's Social Democrats under pressure to deliver? What does the German election mean for Brexit? Brexit: Dinner leaks, Twitter spats and a plea for certainty Sports Bayern Munich announce record profits and turnover for 2016/17 season Top of the Bundesliga, through to the knockout stages of the Champions League now Bayern Munich have announced record profits and turnover for the 2016/17. They say it'll allow them to invest in the squad. Robert Lewandowski on Bayern's transfers and the commercialization of football Corentin Tolisso heads Bayern Munich to shaky Anderlecht win Opinion German football and China's u20s: A marriage of convenience destined for divorce If such a small scale protest can derail German football's new relationship with China's under-20 team, then why even bother trying? DW's Matt Pearson writes that this is an idea that should have been a non-starter. German FA calls off matches with China under-20 team after protests China's U20s start German football adventure with defeat and embarrassment 'The DFB has lost touch with the fans' German FA calls off matches with China under-20 team after protests Germany's football association has called off several friendly matches between China's under-20 team and German lower league sides. The move follows a political protest at the first such match. China's U20s start German football adventure with defeat and embarrassment FSV Frankfurt refuse to ban protests ahead of China U20 match China calls on Germany to ensure 'mutual respect' after Tibetan flags emerge at football match Media Center Inside Europe 23.11.2017 Coalition talks collapse in Germany - Can relations between Turkey and the West get any worse? - A new era for Irish politics - The Jewish exodus from communist Poland - Guilty! Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic is sentenced to life imprisonment - The campaign to boost literacy in France - Renovating a Nazi ruin - The 94 year old who's taking the plunge to break a world record. Inside Europe 23.11.2017   © Deutsche Welle 2017