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Franz Beckenbauer, a German football legend, died on Sunday at the age of 78, his family said Monday. “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that my husband and our father Franz Beckenbauer passed away peacefully yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” his family announced. “We ask that you mourn in silence and refrain from asking any questions.” Nicknamed “Der Kaiser” (The Emperor), Beckenbauer is widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of all time.’Beckenbauer was synonymous with winning’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Tributes…

Dozens of farmers on Sunday arrived in Berlin ahead of demonstrations against government plans to reduce subsidies. The convoy reached the iconic Brandenburg Gate at 5:30 pm local time (1530 UTC), according to the local Berliner Zeitung daily. A candlelight vigil is scheduled for 11 p.m. What are the farmers’ protests about? Farmers are demonstrating against plans by Germany’s government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the suspension of agricultural subsidies. The governing coalition is made up of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP). On Thursday, the government announced that it would walk back some…

Under different circumstances, the kind of deal agreed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland would have been relatively straightforward. One country grants its landlocked neighbor access to a seaport and, by extension, to international trade and, in return, is rewarded a political prize. But Somaliland is just a de facto country. And since the political prize was nothing less than Ethiopia taking steps towards recognizing Somaliland as a sovereign state, serious repercussions have followed. The Somali government in Mogadishu has called its ambassador to Addis Ababa for consultation. On Saturday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying the agreement. In a…

Sex tapes are alleged to have been taken of Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Sir Richard Branson by Jeffrey Epstein, court documents have revealed.Sarah Ransome, who says she was a victim of Epstein, wrote in 2016 emails to a reporter about claims the Duke of York, the ex-US president and the billionaire businessman were filmed by the paedophile US financier.A firm representing Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, highlighted the allegations to demonstrate Ms Ransome “manifestly lacks credibility”.The claims were included in hundreds of documents that a US judge has ordered to be unsealed as part of a civil claim by Andrew’s…

Among the 30 participants gathered for a guided tour of “Flow: The Exhibition on Menstruation” at Berlin’s Museum of European Cultures (MEK), most are women of all generations — from mothers with their teenage daughters to elderly women. A few men are also in the group, often accompanying a female partner. Surprisingly, the guide is a man, too. At first, the fact that a man is guiding a tour about menstruation feels a bit awkward, but cultural anthropologist Stefan Lischewski tackles the topic so naturally that any sense of embarrassment quickly dissipates.Various historical undergarmentsImage: Marina Konstantinova The history of undergarments and menstrual products Through a display of 100 historical and modern sanitary products…

Franz Anton Beckenbauer believed in reincarnation. “Maybe I’ve been here once before, as a plant or something,” he told a Berlin newspaper in 1994. “I’ve not been able to transport myself back yet but it’s something I’d like to do.” Who knows how many lives Beckenbauer had already lived, or as what, before the one which ended on January 7, 2024, after his family informed the German press agency dpa he passed away peacefully on Sunday surrounded by his family. He was 78. And they were many. Because, whatever he’d been in a previous life, whatever he’d done, it certainly…

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigned on Monday after less than two years in office. “Ms Elisabeth Borne today submitted the resignation of the government to the president, who accepted it,” the presidency said in a statement. French President Emmanuel Macron thanked her for “work in the service of our nation that has been exemplary every day.” Borne’s resignation coincides with recent political tensions over contentious immigration legislation backed by Macron to enhance the government’s ability to deport some foreigners His office did not name her successor but she will act as caretaker until a new government is named. Borne became…

Pakistan’s Supreme Court scrapped a lifetime ban for politicians with criminal convictions on Monday, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run for top office a fourth time. In his ruling, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that life bans “abridge the fundamental right of citizens to contest elections.” Sharif cleared to run on February 8 Sharif, 74, was found guilty of dishonest practices in 2017 and disqualified from office under a subsequent ban the following year. Last year, the courts overturned the two convictions, but he remained disqualified. Sharif’s party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is tipped…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced all 171 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft will remain grounded after a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of one of its passenger planes in mid-air.The US transportation agency said the planes would not fly until “enhanced inspections” of jets were completed including both left and right cabin doors, exit plugs, door components, and fasteners. The FAA had said on Saturday it expected the inspections would take four to eight hours.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive…

“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan’s historic drama about the inventor of the atomic bomb  —  bagged the Golden Globe for best drama on Sunday The blockbuster movie took home five prizes in total, including best score and acting wins for protagonist Cillian Murphy and antagonist Robert Downey Jr. On the television series front, “Succession” dominated the show claiming best drama series, and acting wins for stars Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen. HBO’s ‘Succession’ revolves around the ageing owner of a powerful global media and entertainment conglomerate and his children, vying for powerImage: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images “The Bear,” about the struggles of…