In rights landmark, Greek novelist and lawyer are the first same-sex couple wed at Athens city hall

In rights landmark, Greek novelist and lawyer are the first same-sex couple wed at Athens city hall

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek novelist and his partner on Thursday became the first same-sex couple to be married in Athens’ city hall, three weeks after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Orthodox Christian Greece.The Greek capital’s mayor officiated at the civil wedding of Petros Hadjopoulos, who writes under the pen name Auguste Corteau

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Tepić: Vučić je ‘Oskar’ jer jedini ima uticaj na celokupno pravosuđe

Tepić: Vučić je ‘Oskar’ jer jedini ima uticaj na celokupno pravosuđe

Politika | 07.03.2024 | access_time 17:55 Potpredsednica Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Marinika Tepić izjavila je danas da “tačno samo jedan čovek” ima uticaj na gotovo celokupno pravosuđe istovremeno, i Vrhovni sud i Vrhovnog tužioca, zbog čega je ta stranka “odmah jasno i glasno” rekla da je predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić “Oskar” iz komunikacije Skaj

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Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality

Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major powers as security concerns in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony

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Pope meets with child protection board as events outside Vatican show abuse scandal isn’t going away

Pope meets with child protection board as events outside Vatican show abuse scandal isn’t going away

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis sought to encourage his child protection board on Thursday to continue helping victims, as new developments outside the Vatican underscored that the Catholic Church’s clergy sex abuse scandal isn’t going away anytime soon. Francis met with his Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which is expected to soon release

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Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks

Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince amid a fierce political battle for power.An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued to attack police

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Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza’s coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid

Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza’s coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials.The officials, who spoke on the

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Leading NGOs slam Israel’s halt in visa renewals for aid workers in Gaza and West Bank

Leading NGOs slam Israel’s halt in visa renewals for aid workers in Gaza and West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s halt in renewing visas for international aid workers in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli occupied West Bank is kneecapping aid work just when it’s needed the most, a coalition of humanitarian and nongovernmental groups says.Israel’s welfare ministry has paused the visa renewal process since early February, saying it doesn’t have

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