BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s Justice Minister said late on Wednesday that Budapest would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that Brussels says discriminates against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Justice Minister Judit Varga said in a Facebook post she had submitted a …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee backed legislation on Wednesday to repeal two authorizations for past wars in Iraq, paving the way for a possible vote in the full Senate before the 20th anniversary of the last invasion by American troops. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 13-8 to approve a …
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(This March 7 story has been corrected to clarify that German media reported that the alleged perpetrators of the attacks used a yacht hired by a Poland-based company, in paragraph 16 ) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials suggests that a pro-Ukraine group – likely comprised of Ukrainians or Russians – attacked the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he has no plans to visit Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy extended an invitation, CNN reported on Wednesday. In an interview with CNN set to air on Wednesday, Zelenskiy asked McCarthy, a Republican, to see the situation in Ukraine firsthand. “Mr. McCarthy, he has to …
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ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) -Rallies marking International Women’s Day took place around the world on Wednesday, with a focus on Afghanistan, where the right to education has been taken away from girls, and Iran, which has seen mass protests on women’s rights in recent months. In the Americas, reproductive rights were a key theme after the landmark …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish riot police fired pepper spray to disperse a group of protesters pushing back against a line of police on Wednesday as a rally to mark International Women’s Day was winding down in central Istanbul. Women whistled and chanted “We do not keep quiet, we are not scared, we do not bow …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is emerging from its second-warmest winter on record, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, as climate change continues to intensify. The average temperature in Europe from December to February was 1.4 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average for the Boreal winter season, according to data published by the …
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By Jake Cordell TBILISI (Reuters) -Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi used tear gas, water cannon and stun grenades late on Wednesday as they moved to break up the second straight day of protests against a “foreign agents” law which critics say signals an authoritarian shift. Hundreds of police, many carrying riot shields, converged on …
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By Stamos Prousalis and Kristian Brunse ATHENS (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Greece on Wednesday and workers went on strike in the biggest show of public anger yet over the country’s deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people last week. The crash on Feb. 28 has stirred public outrage …
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By Gavin Jones VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful and sustainable world. In a book preface published by the Vatican News website on International Women’s Day, Francis stressed the differences between men and women …
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