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Homosexuality to be decriminalised in Sri Lanka
Responding to the UK, the US, Canada, and Norway urging Sri Lanka to decriminalise same-sex relationships by repealing Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code,
Far-right party banned from upcoming election in Greece. The Greek National Party has been disqualified on the grounds that its leader has been convicted of a serious criminal offense for being a former leading member of Golden Dawn, a political party of neo-Nazi origins.
Greece's parliament has banned a far-right political party led by a jailed former lawmaker from participating in an upcoming general election expected in April
Russia’s Google, Yandex, Fixes Results So ‘Bald Fucker’ and ‘Bunker Grandad’ Reportedly Won’t Show Putin
The site allegedly stopped pictures of the Russian president showing up in queries for “when will he die,” “master thief,” or “what do pedophiles look like.”
SpaceX should choose between Ukraine and Russia: Ukrainian official
Elon Musk's SpaceX should choose sides between Ukraine and Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on Thursday, after the company said it was curbing Kyiv's use of Starlink internet devices for controlling drones.
Wagner Group stops recruiting prisoners as growing numbers refuse to be enlisted on suicide missions, reports say
Tens of thousands of prisoners agreed to fight with the Wagner Group in Ukraine, but most of them died on the battlefield, reports said.
Russia illegally occupying islands off Hokkaido: Japan
Japanese government takes a tougher stance | 2023-02-09 14:14:00
Poland to close Belarus border crossing until further notice
Poland will close a key border crossing with Belarus until further notice, the Polish interior minister said on Thursday, as relations between Warsaw and Minsk sink to new lows.
Anger grows in Turkey as death toll passes 16,000
Thousands spent the night in the debris-encrusted streets of Adiyaman with little shelter and huddled around small fires.
Secret Russian Mission to Shield Putin From ‘Dwarf’ Insults Exposed
A secret team is tasked with tracking down online portrayals of the Russian president in pornographic scenes, in a trash can, or surrounded by excrement, among other things.
Church of England votes in favour of blessings for same-sex unions
Passing of motion at General Synod represents profound shift in church’s stance on homosexuality
SpaceX admits blocking Ukrainian troops from using satellite technology | CNN Politics
Poland plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to minors as of 2024
Chinese Balloon Had Tools to Collect Communications Signals, U.S. Says
Russia prepares thousands of tanks and armoured vehicles and hundreds of fighter jets for offensive
Russian occupiers have prepared 1,800 tanks, 3,950 armoured vehicles, 2,700 artillery systems, 810 multiple-rocket-launch systems, 400 fighter jets, and 300 helicopters ready for a new offensive operation in Ukraine.
Biden says Putin ''already lost Ukraine''
President Biden has said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has “already lost Ukraine,” adding that the military aid for Ukraine during the Russian invasion is open-ended.
Shell’s board of directors personally sued in world first climate case
The claim filed by environmental law charity ClientEarth has the backing of investors who hold 12 million shares in the company.
'Robin Hood Plan': Poland, Baltic states mull using frozen Russian assets to help rebuild war-torn Ukraine
These nations are Ukraine's most vocal EU allies, and have urged the western governments to use Russia's €300 billion of frozen central bank reserves to assist internally displaced people and begin rebuilding the country
Over 20 Russian generals killed since beginning of war in Ukraine – Japanese Intelligence
Japanese Intelligence states that more than 20 generals of the Russian army have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale aggression.
Russian state energy giant Gazprom is starting its own private security force, a move Ukraine fears will lead to a new Wagner-like mercenary army
Russia's government is allowing energy giant Gazprom to start a private security outfit. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence drew comparisons with