Hoffenheim's German player, Ryan Sisignon, said he was disgusted by his racist abuse online, after posting several offensive messages he received on social media.

 The Dutch government will consider permitting "euthanasia" for children with incurable diseases between the ages of one and 12 years.

 On Monday, European Union foreign ministers agreed in Luxembourg to impose sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko over the crackdown on protests in his country.

 The local authorities in the German capital recently issued a decree calling on South Korean activists to remove a statue they placed in a Berlin square in order to defend the case known as victims of "sexual slavery" or "comfort women."