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Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples under certain conditions
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as ...
Dec 18, 2023
Seventy nine opposition MPs suspended from Indian parliament
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 79 opposition lawmakers were suspended from the Indian parliament on Monday for disrupting proceedings as they demanded a government statement and a disc...
Dec 18, 2023
Unwashed and underfed, babies born into Gaza war face hardship in tents
By Fadi Shana and Saleh Salem RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - The grandmother has a simple wish for her twin baby granddaughters, Alma and Salma: they should be in a clean, safe room where they can be b...
Dec 18, 2023
Two Navalny court hearings postponed until January – Russian court filings
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Two court hearings for jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny that were due to take place on Monday have been postponed until January, court filings showed. Navalny's al...
Dec 18, 2023
Russian held in Finland suspected of 2014-15 war crimes in Ukraine
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Russian man suspected of committing war crimes in Ukraine in 2014-2015 has been remanded in custody in Finland, a Finnish district court said following an arraignment hearing on...
Dec 18, 2023
Reelected to third term, Egypt’s Sisi is authoritarian leader with penchant for bridges
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition lingering from a brief period of democracy, while winning praise from s...
Dec 18, 2023
Uganda court takes up challenge to harsh anti-gay law
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's Constitutional Court on Monday began hearing a challenge to an anti-LGBT law that carries the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and 20 years in prison for "promoting...
Dec 18, 2023
Ukraine’s army chief says situation at front line is not a stalemate
(Reuters) - Ukraine's army chief said on Monday the situation on the front line of the war against Russian forces had not reached a stalemate. In comments published last month, General Valeriy Zaluzhn...
Dec 18, 2023
Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chains
DUBAI (Reuters) - Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight firms reroute around the Cape of Goo...
Dec 18, 2023
International schools in Spain shut after receiving bomb threats
MADRID (Reuters) - Several international schools in Spain were checked by police with sniffer dogs while others did not open on Monday after receiving emailed bomb threats which the Interior Ministry ...
Dec 18, 2023
