Olaf Scholz is sworn in as new German chancellor

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5 years ago

December 8, 2021

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz was sworn in as Germany‘s next chancellor by parliament on Wednesday (December 8), shortly after deputies elected him to succeed Angela Merkel.

Wednesday’s ceremony in the Bundestag ended 16 years of conservative rule under Merkel and paved the way for a pro-European coalition government that has promised to boost green investment.

Scholz, 63, who served as vice chancellor and finance minister in coalition with Merkel, earlier got a clear majority of 395 votes from lawmakers in the Bundestag lower house of parliament.

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Fire at Saudi factory kills 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers

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August 10, 2026

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A major fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, ‌killed 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers, officials in Dhaka said on Monday.

The fire broke out on Sunday in the Musa Sanaiya industrial ⁠area, Reuters reported.

Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation, while officials from the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh are working with Saudi authorities to complete the repatriation formalities.

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful ‌Haque ⁠Choudhury has instructed officials to bring back the bodies as soon as possible and ensure necessary government assistance and ⁠compensation for the bereaved families.

With around 3.5 million Bangladeshis living in Saudi ⁠Arabia, the country remains the largest destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers, ⁠who sent home more than $2.7 billion in remittances last year.

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Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, PM Netanyahu says

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August 9, 2026

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Israel has ‌rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board ⁠of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw ‌until ⁠Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister ⁠Benjamin Netanyahu said on ⁠Sunday, Reuters reported.

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Ex-U.S. President Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says

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2 days ago

August 9, 2026

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Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him severe pain, his son Hunter Biden has said in an interview with the BBC.

“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told BBC’s Newsnight, according to video of the interview posted online on Friday. He described the illness as “very painful” and “very debilitating in many respects.”

A spokesperson for the 83-year-old Biden declined to comment on Hunter Biden’s remarks on Saturday.

Biden announced in May 2025, less than four months after leaving the White House, that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer. At the time, he said the cancer had already spread to his bones.

In October, a spokesperson said Biden was receiving radiation treatment and hormone therapy.

Biden was the oldest person to be elected U.S. president when he won the 2020 election. His physical health and mental fitness also came under increased scrutiny during his presidency from 2021 to 2025.

Biden attended the dedication of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago in June. He served as Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2017.

Biden’s presidential memoir is scheduled to be released on November 17.