Polish judge backs ‘homosexuals molest children’ claim in ‘shameful’ ruling
A judge in Poland has reportedly acquitted a man who drove a van bearing slogans linking homosexuality to paedophilia during a Pride parade.
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Russian airstrike on school during aid distribution a war crime, says Governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
A Russian airstrike on a school in southern Ukraine killed four adults as people gathered to receive humanitarian aid, the Governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region said on Monday, branding the incident “a war crime”.
NATO agrees to cancel MAP requirement for Ukraine, meaning they can receive direct invitation like Sweden and Finland
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has said that after a discussion, NATO member states have agreed to cancel the Membership Action Plan for Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance.
Erdogan links Sweden's NATO membership to Turkey's EU accession
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on Monday the European Union should open the way for Ankara's accession to the bloc before Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey's bid to join the EU has been frozen for years after membership talks were launched in 2005 under Erdogan's first term as prime minister. The ties between Ankara and members of the bloc soured several years ago, especially after a 2016 failed coup attempt in Turkey, but have since largely improved.
89% of Ukrainians support joining NATO
The vast majority of Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to NATO.
German president calls far-right surge in polls 'worrying': Traditional parties need to offer solutions to combat far-right fear mongering, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said
Traditional parties need to offer solutions to combat far-right fear mongering, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. His comments come after the AfD won its first governing post in Sonneberg last month.
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China Opens Bomb Shelters for People to Escape Heatwave
Cities around China opened bomb shelters to provide citizens with refuge from the heat, as exceptionally high temperatures across the country has begun to claim lives. Northern China is suffering record-breaking heat, which is exacerbated by drought. According to the National Climate Centre, Beijing had more than nine consecutive days with temperatures surpassing 35 degrees […]
Webb Space Telescope Illuminates Earliest Strands of the Cosmic Web: A filament of 10 galaxies seen just 830 million years after the birth of the universe
A filament of 10 galaxies seen just 830 million years after the birth of the universe. Woven across our universe is a weblike structure of galaxies called the cosmic web. Galaxies are strung along filaments in this vast web, which also contains enormous voids. Now, astronomers using Webb have disco
France bans buying fireworks for Bastille Day
The move comes after rioting sparked by last month's killing of a 17-year-old by police in Nanterre.
German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era
The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has led to concern among opponents of the party
Another Putin Ally Dies Mysteriously at Age 47
Medvedev threatens to strike three Ukrainian NPPs and nuclear facilities in Europe
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to strike three Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs) and nuclear facilities in Eastern Europe if an alleged attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack the Smolensk NPP in Russia with “NATO missiles” is confirmed.
Mormon Church walks away from major multinational tax evasion scheme
The Mormon Church is significantly reducing its use of a controversial shell company after an investigation revealed it had engaged in alleged serious tax evasion in Australia.
Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at corruption, mismanagement
Mexico’s armed forces are taking control of the capital’s main airport, and the government plans to give the military control of nearly a dozen more across the country as the president takes aim at corruption and mismanagement
Biden says war with Russia must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine
Nepal makes history as 1st South Asian country and 2nd Asian country overall to recognise same-sex marriage.
Nepal has become the first country in traditionally conservative South Asia to legally recognise same-sex marriage.
Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation
False and misleading claims about the war in Ukraine are being widely shared.
Trump's claim that he could end Ukraine's war in a day is a 'beautiful' thought but not true, Zelenskyy says
A desire to end the war in Ukraine is admirable but "should be based on real-life experience," Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC on Sunday.
The founder of Peru’s Pro-Family Pro-Life Movement has been accused of systematically abusing his daughter. She gave birth in 2003, when she was only 13-years-old
The founder of Peru’s Pro-Family Pro-Life Movement has been accused of systematically abusing his daughter. She gave birth in 2003, when she was only 13-years-old