News Headlines - 21 June 2017

▽Helmut Kohl to be buried near symbolic Speyer Cathedral | DW

Helmut Kohl, the former chancellor who presided over German reunification and died aged 87 on Friday, will not be buried at his family burial site in the Oggersheim suburb of Ludwigshafen. The state funeral is planned for July 1.

▽Boy, 14, investigated after Thai king shot with plastic bullets in Germany

The unidentified youth, together with a 13-year-old who is too young to be investigated, is suspected of having fired the gun from a garden or house window at a group of cyclists that included King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a regular visitor to Bavaria, and his entourage.

▽Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq - The Globe and Mail

A sniper with Canada’s elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,540 metres.

▽254 percent surge in Britons seeking French citizenship as Brexit looms - France 24

In 2016, 1,363 British nationals applied for French citizenship, compared to 385 in 2015, according to figures obtained by Le Monde.

▽'Star Wars': Han Solo Film Loses Directors | Hollywood Reporter

"Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it's become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we've decided to part ways. A new director will be announced soon," Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, said Tuesday in a statement.