Rhineland-Palatinate vote: AfD scores record result in western Germany – Euronews.com

  1. Rhineland-Palatinate vote: AfD scores record result in western Germany  Euronews.com
  2. German Chancellor Merz's conservatives set to win state election  Reuters
  3. Merz’s Win in SPD Stronghold Means Trouble for German Coalition  Bloomberg.com
  4. Germany news: Pistorius brushes off leadership talk  dw.com
  5. Friedrich Merz’s reform drive put at risk after vote in western state  Financial Times
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Middle East crisis live: Iran will completely close strait of Hormuz if Trump acts on infrastructure threats, says IRG – The Guardian

  1. Middle East crisis live: Iran will completely close strait of Hormuz if Trump acts on infrastructure threats, says IRG  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: Iran’s military says Strait of Hormuz will be ‘completely closed’ if US bombs power plants  CNN
  3. Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran power plants if Strait of Hormuz not reopened  BBC
  4. Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum  Reuters
  5. Live updates: Trump’s ultimatum to Iran draws threat of retaliation  AP News
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Senate advances Mullin nomination to lead DHS, paving way for confirmation

If approved on Monday, as expected, Mullin would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired in early March

Donald Trump’s nomination of Republican senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to be the president’s next head of homeland security on Sunday advanced toward final confirmation after the US Senate voted 54-37 to limit debate on the appointment.

The confirmation vote could come sometime on Monday. If approved, as expected, Mullin would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired from the role of homeland security secretary on 5 March.

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US high school student Cooper Lutkenhaus wins 800m to become youngest ever indoor world champion

  • 17-year-old took time off high school to win gold

  • Beats Belgium’s Eliott Crestan by 0.14 seconds

US teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus made history on Sunday when he won gold in the 800m to becomes the youngest ever champion at the world indoor athletics championship.

The 17-year-old, who took time off from his classes at Northwest High School in Texas to compete at the championships, won gold with a time of 1min, 44.24sec, 0.14 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Eliott Crestan. Mohamed Attaoui of Spain won bronze.

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