France's foreign ministry declined to comment on whether it was willing to host Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo, but urged China to release him given concerns over his health. "France is concerned by the information regarding Liu Xiaobo's health," the foreign ministry said in a statement. "It calls on China to free him for humanitarian reasons." A German source familiar with the case said officials from China, Germany and the European Union were still discussing the matter and that no final decision had been made. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna June 29, 2017 11:15 UTC