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California Republican Kevin McCarthy finally took the speaker role after days of opposition from members of his own party The US House of Representatives has appointed a new speaker following 15 separate votes, with GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy now set to fill the position after a days-long battle with insurgent Republicans.

The event commemorating Latvians who fought in the Waffen SS during WWII was suspended for the past two years due to Covid-19 Hundreds of people marched in the Latvian capital Riga on Wednesday to honor their compatriots who fought alongside the Nazis during World War II.