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Newsline 09.02.2018 | 17:15 UTC News Germany's Martin Schulz drops bid for foreign minister job after SPD pressure SPD head Martin Schulz has abandoned his bid to serve as Germany's foreign minister. Schulz said he hopes his decision will prevent SPD party members from rejecting a coalition deal with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany's coalition deal sparks support, criticism Mostly male, old and Protestant: Who are the SPD's members? How will Germany's coalition deal affect the EU? Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has harsh words for apparent successor Martin Schulz Germany's SPD rank and file seek Labour's 'Corbyn factor' Germany's divided SPD: The ultimate grand coalition decider Who is Andrea Nahles, the potential new SPD leader? Germany's Angela Merkel finally reaches coalition deal with SPD Jean-Marie Le Pen clings to role as National Front honorary president A French court has rejected a bid by the National Front to unseat Jean-Marie Le Pen as honorary president. His vow to attend the party's congress is likely to aggravate a public row with his daughter, Marine Le Pen. A visit to the National Front Victory for Macron - Challenge for Europe? France: the Le Pen family feud Le Pen expelled from French National Front Ejected from the FN, Jean-Marie Le Pen sues party he founded Le Pen's 'outsider' politics move to center stage in France France's election and the EU 'A bit of a loss for France' France's Marine Le Pen publicly criticizes father's anti-Semitic remarks Le Pen vs Le Pen enters its fourth round Le Pen vs. Macron: Where they stand Centrist Macron victorious in French presidential election French choose between an internationalist and a protectionist president Historic handshake marks Korean unity at Olympic Opening Ceremony Athletes from North and South Korea marched together, as Kim Jong Un's sister shook hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. She leads the highest-level North Korean delegation to ever travel South since 1953. In Seoul, Germany's Steinmeier warns Koreas that reunification needed luck, and hard work Curtain rises on Pyeongchang Winter Olympics North Korea has 'no intention' to meet US officials during Olympics Opinion: Kim Jong Un's Olympic Games Iraqi Kurds carried out mass executions of alleged 'Islamic State' fighters, HRW says Human Rights Watch has accused Kurdish Pershmerga forces of executing "scores" of detainees in northern Iraq in 2017. The Kurdish Regional Government has denied the allegation. Iraq's political landscape in disarray World Philippines - workers with HIV face discrimination, says HRW Philippine workers infected by HIV suffer workplace discrimination on account of their health status and usually do not seek redress, revealed a new report released by Human Rights Watch today. Ana P. Santos reports. HIV crisis in the Philippines Duterte's 'war on drugs' in the Philippines Manila's midnight callers Why HIV infections are rising in the Philippines Philippines' war on drugs affecting fight against HIV Dying of shame and AIDS in the Philippines Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte rejects crimes against humanity probe into 'drug war' Trump protests in Manila expose social turmoil in the Philippines Will Filipinos rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte? No drug-related extrajudicial killings in the Philippines? Rodrigo Duterte under attack by 'Temperamental Brats' Queen Muhumuza: Fighting colonialism in East Africa About a hundred years ago in Uganda, Queen Muhumuza stood against patriarchal, colonial and chauvinist forces. She was a spiritual leader, a military leader and a fighter for social justice. Queen Muhumuza: Fighting colonialism in East Africa Opinion: US budget has something for everyone but 'Dreamers' It's a positive sign that the US Congress finally managed to pass a budget and end a brief shutdown. But the deal leaves the "Dreamers" hanging once again and shatters the myth that deficits matter, says Michael Knigge. US House passes spending bill, ending brief government shutdown Why Donald Trump's immigration deal is a hard sell US House committee votes to release Russia memo from Democrats   © Deutsche Welle 2018