Trump told E.U. that U.S. would never help Europe under attack, senior official says

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump told top European officials while he was in office that the United States would never help Europe if it came under attack, according to a high-level E.U. official. Thierry Breton, a French commissioner who is responsible for the European Union’s internal market, said Trump made the remarks to European Commission…

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Greek prime minister says legislation allowing same-sex marriage will be presented soon

[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s center-right government will soon submit legislation allowing same-sex civil marriages, despite reservations from its own lawmakers and the country’s influential Orthodox Church, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday. But he stressed that the proposed law would not extend the right to parenthood through surrogate mothers to same-sex couples — an issue that…

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Britain to bring in new law to quash wrongful Post Office convictions

[ad_1] Britain will seek to use new legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office managers, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in the wake of renewed national outrage over the scandal. Between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of self-employed sub-postmasters at branches of the state-owned Post Office were convicted of theft, fraud…

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Israel genocide case at ICJ comes amid Gaza displacement talk

[ad_1] Facing accusations of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Israel is preparing to defend itself this week at the United Nations’ top court in a high-profile legal battle that comes at a decisive time during its military campaign after Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks. The courtroom charge is led by South Africa, a staunch Israel critic, which has filed a…

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