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On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1771, Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848) was born. In 1810, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (born 1755) passed away. In 1909, Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (born 1845) passed away. In 1929, Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (born 1843) passed away. In 1950, Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq was born. In 1964, Silke Möller, German runner was born. In 1970, Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs was born. In 1971, Annik Van den Bosch, Belgian politician was born. In 1990, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Senegalese writer was born. In 1991, The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Are UK leader Keir Starmer's political days numbered? | Inside Story

Al Jazeera English

June 20, 2026

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A landslide win, only two years ago - yet now UK prime minister Keir Starmer's resisting calls to step down. The return to parliament of Andy Burnham makes a leadership challenge more likely. What's gone wrong so fast, for Starmer? And why so much turmoil at the top of British politics? Presenter: Per Nyberg Guests: Peter Oborne -- UK Political Commentator, Associate Editor of Middle East Eye, a digital news organisation Jonathan Tonge -- Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, author of numerous books on British and Northern Irish politics. Peter Geoghegan -- Editor of Democracy for Sale investigative news site in London Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKPolitics #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #AndyBurnham #BritishPolitics #Westminster #PoliticalCrisis #LeadershipChallenge #UKNews #PoliticalTurmoil #AlJazeeraEnglish

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