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Prior to New Year's Eve celebrations, France and Germany increased security after receiving concerns that the prolonged conflict between Israel and Hamas may increase the likelihood of terrorist strikes. In response to a report suggesting that Islamist organizations might be organizing an attack on the city's renowned cathedral on New Year's Eve, police in the German city of Cologne are increasing their force. During a press conference, Officer Martin Lotz announced that submachine gun-wielding officers wearing protective vests would be stationed across the city. The gothic cathedral in the city declared via a social media statement that it will only be open for church services till further notice "due to the current security situation." In the meanwhile, Berlin police are working to increase public awareness
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It was described as a ceremonial handing of the baton by the ruling party. However, it was denounced by the opposition as a "passing of the scepter." Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is constitutionally prohibited from seeking reelection, made a public effort last month to convey his support for presidential contender Claudia Sheinbaum. Therefore, in a ceremony held outside a restaurant in Mexico City that is close to the National Palace, the home of the nation's executive branch, he gave his much-anticipated successor an actual baton. In expressing gratitude to Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City and close political ally, struck all the right chords. Sheinbaum announced her acceptance of the leadership role and the socialist Morena party's presidential candidacy, stating that she would take on “the full responsibility of continuing.
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