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00:00Host nation Germany thrashed Scotland 5-1 in the opening match of the 2024 Euros.
00:11Pro-Russian politician Peter Pellegrini has been inaugurated as Slovakia's new president.
00:21Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffles his cabinet after a lacklustre showing in Sunday's EU elections.
00:31Germany has opened the European Championship with a confidence-boosting 5-1 win over Scotland in Munich.
00:41Goals from Florian Wurz and Jamal Musiala had Germany firmly in control after less than 20 minutes.
00:48The first half ended badly for Scotland when defender Ryan Porteous was sent off and Kai Havertz converted the resulting penalty kick.
00:55Substitute Niklas Fulkrug scored Germany's fourth goal and Emre Can netted in stoppage time as the hosts recorded the largest margin of victory in the European Championship opener.
01:26The day's other match Hungary v Switzerland ended in a 0-0 draw.
01:35Peter Pellegrini has been sworn in as Slovakia's new president in national parliament, the sixth since Slovakia gained independence in 1993.
01:46The 48-year-old is considered pro-Russian and an ally of the new Prime Minister, Robert Fico.
01:53Pellegrini called for national and European unity during his maiden speech.
01:59We are one nation, one society, one Slovakia, he said, adding that developing the country's relationships with its European neighbours, Poland, Austria and Hungary, is a priority.
02:11Populist leader Fico didn't attend the ceremony as he's recovering from a failed assassination attempt in May.
02:18Pellegrini beat pro-Western career diplomat Ivan Korchok in the presidential run-off, with his victory cementing Fico's grip on power by giving him major strategic posts.
02:35Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reshuffled his cabinet after his centre-right New Democracy party performed worse than expected in Sunday's EU elections.
02:46The New Democracy party easily came first in the June 9th vote, gaining more than 28%, almost twice the opposition Syriza party's 14.9%.
02:57But that expanded lead was seen as a lacklustre showing for the governing party, which slid nearly 5% compared to the 2019 elections.
03:07Turnout was low, with a record 59% of registered voters abstaining from the polls.
03:14Despite a dip in inflation, polls show the top concern for most Greeks is the cost of living since the pandemic and Russia's war on Ukraine contributed to rising prices.
03:25The first meeting of the new cabinet will take place on Saturday.
03:34South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected by lawmakers for a second term.
03:40The former anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader and businessman has held the top job since 2018.
03:48He was re-elected as his party, Nelson Mandela's famed African National Congress, struck a deal with the main opposition before the final vote.
03:56Ramaphosa won 283 votes in the 400-member house.
04:00Despite the win, analysts warn there could be complications ahead for his coalition.
04:06People in Istanbul have sweltered through unseasonably warm temperatures as a mild heatwave hits Turkey's biggest city.
04:17Temperatures on Friday hovered around the 30 degree Celsius mark, with the brunt of the higher temperatures having subsided.
04:25City authorities issued an alert two days ago warning residents of temperatures in excess of 35 degrees Celsius.
04:32The Disaster Coordination Center also warned against the heightened risk of forest fires.