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Same-sex parenting rights worldwide
Becoming parents is an uphill battle for same-sex couples, with less than one country in five allowing them to adopt and many restricting their use of IVF and surrogates. After …
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Vessel reports missile attack off Yemen’s coast: security firms
A vessel reported coming under a missile attack off Yemen’s southern coast on Monday while transiting the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, security agencies said. Yemen’s Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly …
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The Prince of Wales back to work as King fights cancer
The Prince of Wales has returned to work supporting the King as the Duke of Sussex travelled home to America following a whirlwind trip to see their cancer-stricken father. William …
Archaeologists unearth ancient Greek artifacts from a significant maritime battle in southern Italy
Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, pieces of pottery and the remains of what may be a temple to …
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Greek-owned vessel targeted in Red Sea attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, they say, causing minor damage to a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast of Yemen’s …
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French farmers lift roadblocks as Europe protests persist
French authorities said Friday the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, as protesters began lifting barricades, but demonstrations persisted elsewhere in Europe including …
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Emory University’s Carlos Museum returns stolen antiquities to Greece after 16-year effort
Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum has initiated the repatriation of three antiquities to Greece, suspected to have been looted from various regions within the country, including Crete, Epirus, and …
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Arrest of ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri causes tension at European Parliament meeting
Conversations arose at the European Parliament about the arrest of Fredi Beleri, mayor-elect of the ethnically Greek city of Himare, Albania, Following a Foreign Affairs Committee Parliament meeting on Wednesday, …
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Turkey ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership after protracted delay
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. …
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Theodoros Rousopoulos elected as PACE President
Greek politician Theodoros Rousopoulos has been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Rousopoulos is the assembly’s 35th president since 1949, and the first Greek …