strained in recent months german chancellor angela merkel is expected to address the human rights situation and the fate of german prisoners in turkey. the lower house of russia's parliament the duma has adopted a controversial bill that raises the state pension age to sixty five for men and sixty for women the legislation has sparked widespread protests across the country the bill now needs to be passed by the upper house and signed by president vladimir putin. germany germany has been awarded the right to host the european soccer championship in two thousand and twenty four beating rival turkey he waived his executive committee voted twelve four in favor of germany which last hosted the tournament in one nine hundred eighty eight.