Daily Bulletin | 05.12.2017, 19:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 05.12.2017 | 19:30 UTC News Middle East Germany warns US of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital Germany's foreign minister has warned the White House of taking the decision, saying it "does not calm a conflict." Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Donald Trump called to tell him he plans to recognize Jerusalem. Arab world warns US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital 'Palestinians want reconciliation' between Fatah and Hamas UN chief Antonio Guterres: 'No plan B to the two-state solution' Donald Trump puts US embassy move to Jerusalem on hold The Temple Mount: A clash of cultures Sigmar Gabriel: To survive, the EU must become more assertive Sigmar Gabriel declared at a foreign policy forum that relations with the US will "never be the same" after Trump. He warned institutions like the EU and the UN that they were running the risk of becoming irrelevant. Germany's Sigmar Gabriel slams Donald Trump's 'national selfishness' in UN speech German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel emphasizes need for cooperation after G20 summit in Bonn Politics Ireland border dispute blocks Brexit deal, threatening a political crisis In the wake of a collapsed deal, Britain's chief negotiator said there will be no special status for Northern Ireland. A "hard border" dividing the island of Ireland would have a profound political and economic impact. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says Brexit deal failed at last minute Northern Ireland's fragile peace 'all about the border' Ireland border deal collapses after Northern Ireland's DUP objects Brexit poll: Half of Britons support second referendum UK MPs warn post-Brexit Irish border checks inevitable Theresa May's Conservatives reach deal with N. Ireland's DUP North Korea: UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman visits Pyongyang The UN's Undersecretary-General Jeffrey Feltman is leading the organization's highest-level visit to Pyongyang in more than six years. It comes amid massive war games on the peninsula and after a successful missile test. 'Diplomatic solution' needed for North Korea Trump calls North Korea leader 'sick puppy' US, South Korea kick off five days of stealth jet drills Which countries have diplomatic relations with North Korea? South says North Korea's latest missile test is bigger threat North Korea: Unwanted war 'closer,' US warns Sports Russia banned from Winter Olympics but athletes can compete as neutrals Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals at the Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2018, the International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday. But the IOC has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia pledges to defend its athletes as IOC mulls blanket ban over doping WADA: Russia still 'non-compliant' with anti-doping code Thomas Bach's IOC facing difficult decision regarding Russia Champions League: RB Leipzig reliant on Monaco, Dortmund playing for pride RB Leipzig's Champions League fate is out of their hands as they welcome Besiktas to Saxony. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund's Champions League fate is already sealed as they face European champions Real Madrid. Could RB Leipzig be banned from competing in the Champions League? RB Leipzig keep Champions League dream alive with convincing Monaco win Bundesliga Matchday 14 roundup As it happened: Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen Russia pledges to defend its athletes as IOC mulls blanket ban over doping A spokesman for the Kremlin has said that Russia will continue to defend its athletes against doping allegations. The statement came as the IOC board was meeting to discuss a possible Olympic ban on Russian athletes. IOC to rule on fate of Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics WADA confirms Moscow lab data points to doping program No proof that Russian athletes were complicit in doping, says German lawyer IOC bans three more Russians following positive doping retests World Russia 'increasing oil exports' to North Korea At a time when the United States is calling for more restrictions on fuel exports to North Korea, Russia may be attempting to avoid the total collapse of the regime in Pyongyang. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo. Putin warns of global 'catastrophe' over N Korea conflict Could new North Korean missile hit US? 'Diplomatic solution' needed for North Korea US military base in South Korea mired in corruption scandal North Korea: UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman visits Pyongyang US, South Korea kick off five days of stealth jet drills South says North Korea's latest missile test is bigger threat Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump discuss Syria, Ukraine, North Korea in hour-plus call North Korea makes call for 'cutting edge Juche weapons' Business EU names and shames 17 countries in tax haven blacklist The European Union has named and shamed 17 countries on a new tax haven blacklist. But the bloc's effort to crack down on tax avoidance has come under fire, with no EU member states included on the list. How do tax havens work? Rich man's paradise: Massive document leak reveals tax haven secrets Oxfam urges EU action on 'tax havens' Offshore: the legal and the not so legal Deutsche Bank subpoenaed to provide Trump accounts' data Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked Deutsche Bank to share data on the US president's business dealings, as his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election widens. Deutsche Bank and Trump US House Democrats want Deutsche Bank to open books on Trump Analysis: Despite Flynn's guilty plea, Trump presidency not over yet Donald Trump owes Deutsche Bank big bucks Trump releases financial disclosure for 2016 Russian tax authorities homing in on Deutsche Bank   © Deutsche Welle 2017