Greek same-sex couples race to wed after historic vote
February 16, 2024 8:13 PM Greek LGBT+ couples were preparing to tie the knot on Friday, one day after a historic parliamentary vote made same-sex civil marriage legal, the culmination…
At least one killed in collapse at Florence construction site
February 16, 2024 7:13 PM FLORENCE, Italy – One worker died and three were injured in a collapse at a construction site in the Italian city of Florence, Italian news…
Belgian PM backs EU bonds to boost defence spending
February 16, 2024 6:03 PM Joint European Union borrowing could help fund higher defence spending but governments would still have to make tough political choices to sustain it, Belgian Prime…
US senators to visit Hungary pushing Sweden’s NATO bid
February 16, 2024 4:48 PM A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation will visit Hungary on Sunday as pressure grows on Budapest to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when parliament reconvenes after its…
Prominent Ukrainian army unit launches own recruitment drive to strengthen ranks
February 16, 2024 3:53 PM A year after the founding commander of Ukraine’s Da Vinci Wolves Battalion was killed fighting Russian forces, his portrait adorns an airy new recruitment office…
Going green at 50? IEA climate pivot debated at anniversary meeting
February 16, 2024 2:46 PM For some, the energy watchdog’s climate pivot undermines its role as an impartial energy authority. Read More
Wars in Israel, Ukraine to dominate global security summit in Munich
February 16, 2024 2:08 PM BERLIN/ Leading politicians, military officers and diplomats from around the world gather in Munich on Friday for a security conference that will be dominated by…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy heads to Berlin, Paris to drum up wartime aid
February 16, 2024 1:08 PM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was expected to visit Germany and France on Friday to try to drum up vital military assistance and sign bilateral security…
‘Tragic and senseless’: Alaska woman gets 99 years’ jail for arranging best friend’s murder
February 16, 2024 12:09 PM ANCHORAGE – An Alaska woman who arranged to have her best friend killed, in exchange for $9 million promised to her by a man she…
2 teens in custody in Kansas City, dispute led to shooting, say police
February 16, 2024 11:02 AM KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Two teenagers are in custody after a shooting that tore through the city’s Super Bowl celebration in which one person was…