Daily Bulletin | 19.04.2018, 17:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 19.04.2018 | 17:30 UTC Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin Chancellor Angela Merkel has received French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin to discuss his grand EU vision. But Macron's vision of a banking union, in particular, doesn't sit well with German conservatives. Attacker in anti-Semitic video turns himself in to police Police say the attacker in the video, which has created a global uproar, is a 19-year-old from Syria. But experts warn about premature conclusions about "imported anti-Semitism" in the German capital. EU threatens sanctions ahead of Venezuela vote The EU has called on Nicolas Maduro's government to hold "free, transparent and credible elections" on May 20. Venezuela's opposition coalition says it will boycott the vote if they are not free and fair. Eurostat report 2017: 538,000 asylum-seekers granted protection in EU The figures on asylum-seekers in the EU for 2017 are in. More than half a million people were granted protection status, with Germany responsible for around 60 percent of positive decisions. Germany to accept 10,000 refugees from North Africa, Middle East The German government has committed to accepting refugees under a program to resettle people considered particularly vulnerable. Controls of Germany's border to Austria look set to be extended for another six months. Autism doctor Hans Asperger collaborated with the Nazis, claims historian Hans Asperger, the Austrian doctor after whom Asperger syndrome is named, collaborated on a Nazi program that involved the killing of disabled children, new research has found. Plan to shut Berlin's infamous nightclub Berghain sparks outcry Criticizing Berlin's Berghain club as a place that enables sex, drugs and sleep-deprived partying, an AfD councilwoman proposed closing it. Following backlash, the party distanced itself and said they stopped the plan. ZTE, Huawei bans: Genuine security concerns or part of China trade spat? Security and regulatory troubles on both sides of the Atlantic threaten the future of China's ZTE and Huawei. But to what extent are the recent disputes linked to Trump's attempts to rein in Beijing's economic ambitions? What's next for Japan's forgotten prisoners in North Korea? Families of Japanese held captive for decades in North Korea have little hope that dialogue between Seoul, Washington and Pyongyang will result in their loved ones being released. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo. Gardening astronauts and CO2 detectives: Space exploration fights climate change Climate change is a global threat. So where to get the best perspective on the problem? Space! Scientists are monitoring Earth with satellites and running experiments in zero gravity to help save our fragile planet. 75 years on: the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in film The uprising by Jewish people entrapped in the Warsaw Ghetto 75 years ago has been well documented in art and literature. Here, a look at how the event has served as fodder in films. Bundesliga: Hoffenheim face 'final' against RB Leipzig in Champions League race After struggling to balance their European and domestic commitments early in the season, Hoffenheim now have the Champions League in their sights again. At the bottom, it could finally be the end for Cologne and HSV.   © Deutsche Welle 2018