1 hour ago Friedrich Merz set to take office as German chancellor – Europe live

CDU/CSU leader set to be sworn in to replace outgoing Olaf ScholzIf, as we expect, Merz wins the vote in the first round, the Bundestag session will be adjourned, and he will travel to see the country’s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to get a certificate of his appointment.He will then come back to the Bundestag to take the oath of office, and later formally confirm his ministerial appointments (both with the president and the parliament). Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Massive mural found intact on World War II ship that sank in 1942

Paintings, vehicles, and even a potentially never-before-seen jellyfish were found among USS Yorktown’s wreckage

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1 week ago St Mirren vs Rangers Referee and VAR: Scottish FA confirm match officials for Scottish Premiership clash

Referee and VAR officials confirmed for St Mirren vs Rangers.

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2 w. ago Pope Francis dead at 88 after battle with pneumonia, Vatican confirms

Pope Francis was 88 at the time of his death, as Vatican officials confirm that he has died weeks after a short battle with pneumonia and a 'complex respiratory infection'

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2 w. ago Minecraft Movie on brink of box office history as Warner Bros bosses confirm sequel is coming 'imminently'

The Minecraft Movie, starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, has proved a massive commercial success, and Warner Bros' bossees have now confirmed a sequel is in the works

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3 w. ago New Titanic documentary 'exonerates' Scottish First Officer over role in sinking

A new documentary reveals fresh evidence that could clear the name of William McMaster Murdoch, Titanic's First Officer

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3 w. ago Aberdeen vs Rangers Referee and VAR: SFA confirm match officials for Pittodrie clash

This is who will referee the game between Aberdeen and Rangers in the Scottish Premiership at Pittodrie this Sunday.

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3 w. ago Titanic's Scottish scapegoat is CLEARED after 113 years: 3D scans confirm First Officer William Murdoch did NOT abandon his post as the ship sank

More than a century after the Titanic sunk, 3D scans have finally cleared the name of First Officer William Murdoch who was falsely accused of fleeing his post.

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4 w. ago Fight by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes review – scathing account of Biden, Harris and their election loss

Book details how Biden’s circle was reluctant to step down, Harris’s handling of a listing ship and a lack of faith in bothIn their book Fight, Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes offer an account of the “Wildest Battle for the White House” – and a scathing indictment of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the losers of that battle.By 2023, a year before the campaign, Biden’s age and fitness to be president were the topic of conversation among senior aides. He had difficulty stringing together a coherent sentence yet, there was no serious discussion of his exiting the ticket until it was way, way too late. Harris, meanwhile, was isolated in her party and terrified of facing the press. She took the wheel of a badly listing ship. It sank.Fight is published in the US by HarperCollins Continue reading...

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