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Daily Bulletin 17.02.2018 | 18:30 UTC
Germany's Gabriel: 'We need a European moment'
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has called for European unity in the face of growing global tensions. He also spoke of German "perturbation" at Washington's foreign policy at the Munich Security Conference.
Journalist Deniz Yücel returns to Germany after release from Turkish prison
German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel has returned to Germany after spending more than a year in a Turkish prison, jailed without charges. His release comes as six fellow journalists were sentenced to life in prison.
Florida: FBI admits it failed to act on tip about suspected school shooter
The FBI has admitted that it received a tip from someone close to the suspect, warning of a possible school attack, but that agents failed to follow up. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has met with the victims.
Powerful earthquake hits southwest Mexico
Five months after a major earthquake devastated Mexico City, a powerful tremor has struck the country again. A helicopter carrying government officials who were to examine the damage crashed in an unrelated incident.
Theresa May calls for UK-EU security agreement
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a security treaty between the EU and Britain "to protect all EU citizens." European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said security ties between the two will be upheld.
Pakistan: Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of 7-year-old
A Pakistani man has been handed four death sentences for a rape and murder that shocked the country. Many in Pakistan, including the murdered girl's parents, have called for a public execution.
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa delivers message of hope in state of the nation address
South Africa's new president has delivered a rousing state of the nation address promising to clamp down on corruption. Jacob Zuma was scheduled to deliver the speech, but resigned in disgrace two days ago.
Echoes of 1968 anti-Semitic campaign haunt Poland 50 years on
As Poland marks the 50th anniversary of a notorious anti-Semitic campaign, some of its leaders call for a clampdown on historical debate and speak darkly about enemies within. The echoes of '68 are hard to ignore.
Winter Olympics: Day 8 roundup
Day 8 saw gold for Poland, Britain, Slovakia, South Korea, Norway, Switzerland and Canada. Czech snowboarder Ester Ledecka caused a shock in the Super-G and Japan's Yuszuru Hanyu took figure skating honors.

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