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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern won the second term after her Labour Party's landslide victory today. Final results will be released in three weeks once additional votes – including the results from overseas – are counted.

Labour's campaign slogan "Let's Keep Moving" seemed rather plain to many but it reflected the plain political image of their leader who kept moving successfully since her college years towards her simple goal of becoming a prime minister. Sometimes life proves the biblical wisdom that suggests asking for what you want to be granted your wish come true.

An army officer Meliton Kantaria would be 100-year-old today. He is credited – together with Russian army officer Mikhail Yegorov – of hoisting the flag of victory over the Reichstag on 30 April 1945 at 21.50 local time.

The most significant national holiday in the United States celebrates the Declaration of Independence, adopted on 4 July 1776. The Thirteen British American Colonies declared themselves no longer part of the British Empire. However, the revolutionary war continued after the statement for a while.

Georgian-British singer and songwriter announced a charity live-stream performance on her Youtube channel.

The British PM Boris Johnson, 55, and his fiancée Carrie Symonds, 32, welcomed a baby boy early this morning. The child was born at a London hospital, and both mother and baby are doing very well, the couple's spokesperson said.