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On this week's show: Washington and Moscow are on a collision course - or are they? In the birthplace of the Republican Party, Ripon, Wisconsin, will America become great again? Canada is opening up its proverbial arms to refugees. And we visit the happiest old folks' home in the world.

The Red Cross retreats in Afghanistan, Myanmar's military is accused of abuses and comedians battle to woo Donald Trump. Meet a feminist novelist in Nigeria's conservative Muslim north, the German Jewish and French Catholic lovers separated by the Nazis and a passionate Peruvian chef. Plus, step inside Berlin's beloved bookshops.

This week on the show, shock and outrage at Donald Trump's travel ban, we speak to an Iranian about how she feels…and we're going to get the perspective of a White House reporter amid the flurry of news spiraling around the Hill. Need a break from Trump news? Maybe try reading an Amish paper! All that and more on WorldLink.

This week on the show we look at the future of anti-Trump movements in the US and hear from a Native American activist worried about how the Dakota Access pipeline will affect her tribe. Plus, how Trump's win is heartening supporters of Germany's AfD, Afghan Sikh and Hindu asylum seekers facing deportation from Germany, and the boxing program helping Parkinson’s sufferers fight their symptoms.

On this week's show: As Donald Trump marches into the Oval Office, DW's Worldwe'll analyzes some of the discontent, and also the reactions around the world, to the new president + How the elite in Davos is responding to rising nationalism and protectionist tendencies + And how Al Capone's descendants are trying to set the record straight on their family history

Amid unverified reports of Russia holding damaging information on US President-elect Donald Trump, top journalists voice concern about press freedom under a Trump presidency. Visit the state leading the anti-Trump resistance and the knitters of the Pussy Hat Project. Plus, a street school for Pakistan's disadvantaged children and how Bach helped an Auschwitz survivor in her bleakest moments.

On this week’s show we take a look at the challenges in store for Turkey in 2017 and find out how Moscow is dealing with refugees from Syria. In Colombia, we visit the "city of women" that has nurtured voices for justice, and in Berlin we grab a coffee with a connoisseur brewer. Plus, photojournalist Gerd Ludwig talks about finding inspiration, from post-Soviet Russia to Los Angeles.

Turkey is at a crossroads politically, economically and socially. Following the attack on an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve, the government has intensified its anti-IS campaign in Syria and extended the state of emergency at home. But how are citizens responding? We spoke to Natalie Carney in Istanbul about the challenges ahead for Turkey in 2017.

Unpack 2016 with DW's senior Brussels correspondent Bernd Riegert - why, after 25 years in journalism, is he thinking of becoming a bot? Plus, we look back on some of our favorite stories of the year, from memories of Muhammad Ali to music for the dying, from spiritual awakening and rap to a museum of broken relationships.

On WorldLink this week: We take to the streets of the German capital to see if Christmas has been killed. DW talks to experte about what this attack could mean for Chancellor Angela Merkel's political future and German society. We revisit Christmas time exactly 100 years ago. Plus, we hear from foodies about their fruity Christmas choice and about bad Santas in Los Angeles.