EU court orders member state to recognize gay marriage

Poland must accept same-sex unions registered abroad despite being illegal under the country’s law, a ruling states Poland must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other EU countries despite such unions being illegal under the country’s national legislation, the bloc’s highest court has ruled. In a statement on Tuesday, the European…

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The reported move could follow weeks of US “narcoterrorism” strikes on boats off the Venezuelan coast that have killed about 80   US President Donald Trump plans to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro despite Washington’s move to designate him as the head of a terrorist organization, Axios reported…

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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is meeting a delegation from Moscow in Abu Dhabi “to move the peace negotiations forward,” a source has told CBS A senior US military official has traveled to Abu Dhabi for “secret talks” with a Russian delegation on resolving the Ukraine conflict, CBS and ABC News…

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Western officials are trying to torpedo Washington’s mediation efforts, the top Russian diplomat has said The leak of a US proposal for ending the Ukraine conflict was designed to derail President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. Reports that the White House had drafted…

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The suspect is facing terrorism charges, officials say A Russian teenager has been detained while allegedly attempting to carry out an arson attack on a church under the direction of a Ukrainian-linked terrorist organization, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Tuesday. The foiled attack took place in the…

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Storage levels have slipped below 80%, one of the lowest marks for this time of year in a decade, the Russian energy giant says Russian energy giant Gazprom has warned that prolonged or intense cold, combined with depleted gas reserves in storage, could jeopardize the reliable supply of gas to consumers…

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The US efficiency agency has said it is still operational, touting new cost savings The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has dismissed as “fake news” a Reuters report that it had been disbanded, insisting the agency remains operational and will resume regular updates. US President Donald Trump launched the…

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Washington previously struck alleged “narcoterrorist” boats in the Caribbean The US has formally labeled the ‘Cartel of the Suns’, a purported criminal syndicate said to operate within Venezuela’s security services, as a foreign terrorist organization – placing it in the same category as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State. Announcing the decision…

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