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Newsline 04.01.2018 | 17:15 UTC News Donald Trump-Steve Bannon spat: President's lawyers issue legal threat An attorney for Donald Trump has sent a "cease and desist" letter to Steve Bannon. The former White House strategist is accused of making "defamatory statements" in a new book on the presidency by Michael Wolff. Bannon calls meeting with Russians 'treasonous' Bannon: Mainstream media 'part of the opposition party' Steve Bannon calls Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia meeting 'treasonous' Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon leaves the White House Stephen Bannon: Four facts about the former 'Darth Vader' of the White House Donald Trump disbands his own voter fraud commission Trump's ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort sues Justice Department over Russia probe Nuclear buttons: How easy is the beginning of the end? Syria: Dozens of civilians killed in suspected Russian airstrikes At least 30 civilians, including children, have been killed in shelling attacks and airstrikes in the rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta. A monitor has said a majority of the strikes were carried out by Russian jets. Dramatic rescue of Syrian children from collapsed building Patients evacuated from besieged Syrian enclave Russia orders partial troop withdrawal from Syria Medical evacuation comes too late for trapped Syrians Syrian boy inspires solidarity for besieged civilians UN calls for evacuation of sick Syrian children from embattled Damascus suburb Syria: Medical evacuations begin in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Syrian opposition rejects Russian-backed Sochi peace talks Syria conflict: What do the US, Russia, Turkey and Iran want? Syria: Russia's Vladimir Putin orders partial withdrawal of troops Social media Fake news 'casts wide net but has little effect' New research into the consumption of "fake news" has found little evidence that it swayed the US presidential election. According to the study, Facebook is mostly responsible for the dissemination of false coverage. @dwnews - Facebook to fight fake news with new feature Report: Fake news and trolls lead to fall in global internet freedom Fears of fake news overshadowed its effect — in Germany How fake news is widening social rifts in India Countering fake news while safeguarding free speech US ambassador to Netherlands Pete Hoekstra caught peddling 'fake news' lie NGOs lose court case to halt Norway Arctic oil exploration A Norwegian court has found that Arctic oil exploration licenses do not violate the country's constitution. Environmentalists have been ordered to pay the state's court costs. It is unclear if the groups will appeal. Offshore oil platforms attracting tourists in Norway Environmentalists seek halt to Norwegian oil prospecting Norwegian wealth fund plans to divest of oil and gas Russia's Rosneft to prospect for oil with Norway amid sanctions Norway's climate hypocrisy: Clean at home, dirty in the Arctic World China experiments with sweeping Social Credit System China wants to introduce a Social Credit System to rate its citizens' trustworthiness. Unconcerned about privacy protection, the government is billing the project as a cure for all manner of economic and social ills. China shuts down thousands of websites for breaking the law China's Xi Jinping urges respect for 'cyberspace sovereignty' at internet summit 'The Chinese Dream' and Xi Jinping's power politics in 2017 Muslim men instantly divorcing women could be declared criminals in India A proposed bill criminalizing "triple talaq" among Indian Muslims has spawned an acrimonious debate. Critics complain if it becomes law, it could be used as a tool against Muslim men and wouldn't help Muslim women. My picture of the week | India bans the practice of 'triple talaq' Modi's reforms weaken Indian economy India's top court bans instant divorce What challenges face India's new Congress leader? Instant divorce debate exposes rifts among India's Muslims Demolition of India's Babri mosque - the 'Hindutva project' 25 years on India's top court blocks controversial Muslim 'triple talaq' divorce law Narendra Modi - India's prime minister and populist Conservative Muslims slam, feminists hail India's 'triple talaq' ban Germany German politics Angela Merkel's ally CSU makes immigration demands to SPD The CSU, sister-party to Angela Merkel's CDU, is taking to its annual Bavarian retreat to meditate on the conditions for upcoming coalition talks. The conservative party is likely to make a few tough immigration demands. Reluctant SPD agrees to talk about possible coalition Germany's political parties CDU, CSU, SPD, AfD, FDP, Left party, Greens - what you need to know CSU leadership change: Can Markus Söder renew Angela Merkel's struggling allies? SPD's Martin Schulz defends his 'United States of Europe' Study: Only better integration will reduce migrant crime rate German doctors reject mandatory age tests for asylum seekers Refugee family reunification in Germany - what you need to know Germany's conservative CDU and CSU: Happy together, for now Angela Merkel's conservatives to hold exploratory Grand Coalition talks with Social Democrats in January Germany's conservative CSU puts on 'Harmony Show'   © Deutsche Welle 2018