Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a "nation-state" law, angering members of the country's Arab minority.

Noah Becker decided to take the step after speaking with his father, the daily Bild reported. Becker's mother has an African-American father and a German mother.

Britain yesterday signalled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange still faces arrest if he leaves Ecuador’s London embassy, regardless of an expected UN ruling in his favour.

Japan will be without strikers Takumi Minamino and Musashi Suzuki when they take on Korea Republic in the final of the AFC U23 Championship at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium today evening.