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Greece’s parliament is to vote late Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. As lawmakers debated the bill for a second day, opinion polls suggest that most Greeks support the proposed reform by a narrow …

The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces escalated Wednesday, reviving fears that the daily clashes could expand into an all-out war. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck the northern Israeli town of Safed, killing a 20-year-old female soldier and wounding at least eight people. Israel …

Marines injured in Japan rollover accident The Marines were injured after a tactical vehicle rolled over. They were ‘transported to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa with non-life-threatening injuries,’ according to the Marine Expeditionary Force Okinawa. A “mass casualty exercise” in Okinawa, Japan, became more real than expected on Thursday after a …

Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference in Caracas, the capital. …

Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in 2011, on Thursday lost his second attempt to sue the state for what he claimed was a breach of his human rights. Breivik, who changed his name to Fjotolf Hansen, has been held …

Kuwait’s emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich nation’s legislature amid years of political gridlock. The state-run KUNA news agency announced the decree from the country’s ruling emir, Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber. It blamed “offensive and …

Cocaine and crack continue to flow in Brussels, leading to frequent shootings among rival gangs, particularly in the Saint-Gilles district. Drug-related violent crime is on the rise in the European Union’s capital, as record amounts of cocaine are seized in Europe. Gang violence, fueled by drug trafficking, has been a …

A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Hours earlier, Russia fired …

A submarine filled with 4,000 kilograms — approximately 4.5 tons — of cocaine and piloted by four criminals was discovered off the Pacific coast of Colombia.  Officials conducting a search mission for two missing fishermen stumbled upon the illicit submarine craft on Wednesday, dubbed the “narco sub.”  US EMBASSY WARNS …

The European Union (EU) will look to impose sanctions on Chinese companies guilty of assisting Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, which Beijing has blasted as “illegal sanctions.”  “We are aware of the relevant reports,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote in a statement. “China firmly opposes illegal sanctions or …

Voters in Kingswood and Wellingborough are participating in by-elections to replace two lawmakers who departed abruptly. Chris Skidmore left in protest of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s green energy commitment, and Peter Bone faced allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct. The outcome of these elections may threaten the governing Conservative Party …

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones fired by Iranian-backed Houthis, and are now more regularly also defending against a new threat — fast unmanned vessels that are fired …

The Israeli military said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike carried out in Lebanon as the terror group vows retaliation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday that an overnight airstrike targeting a “Hezbollah military structure” in Nabatieh killed Ali Muhammad Aldbas, a senior commander of the …

City employees in Bangkok, Thailand, were ordered to work from home for two days due to soaring air pollution levels. Air pollution, primarily caused by the burning of forests and agricultural waste, has been a longstanding issue in Thailand’s north. The Department of Pollution Control declared the start of the …

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British and Polish foreign ministers have appealed to the U.S. Congress and Speaker Mike Johnson to approve $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. They said that approving aid for Ukraine is crucial for U.S. credibility among NATO allies and globally in the face of Russia’s aggression. Polish Foreign Minister Radek …

South Korea’s presidential office says that establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba will deliver a “political and psychological blow” to North Korea. North Korea, under Kim Jong Un, has sought closer ties with Russia and China over its nuclear weapons ambitions. North Korea’s diplomatic standing relies heavily on a few Cold …

Hundreds of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul and other cities against the government’s plan to increase the number of medical students by 2,000 from 2025. Doctors say that the steep increase is undesirable and propose using available resources to raise low medical fees instead. Authorities claim a need for …

American forces have carried out four more self-defense strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter seized an Iranian weapons shipment bound for the militant group.  The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement Thursday that its forces yesterday afternoon “successfully conducted four self-defense strikes against …

Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured on an eastern Congo base when a mortar exploded on Wednesday. The South African National Defence Force believes the incident resulted from “indirect fire” and is conducting an investigation. South Africa has deployed soldiers to Congo as part of the Southern …