Same-Sex Marriage Bill on Track to Pass Senate After Bipartisan Breakthrough
The vote would send the legislation back to the House, which is expected to approve it and send it to President Biden. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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Former moderate Dmitry Medvedev becomes Putin’s pro-war cheerleader
During the first nine months of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former president Dmitry Medvedev have developed a shtick worthy of a Rogers and Hammerstein opera. Once seen in the West as a moderate and a source…
Cocaine ‘super-cartel’ busted in Europe and Dubai
Police have smashed a huge drugs “super-cartel” that controlled a third of Europe’s cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries including six kingpins in the gang’s hub in Dubai, Europol said on Monday (28 November). The international operation codenamed…
Young people ‘de facto’ at margin of EU politics
This article is part of our special report Voice to the youth: Political participation in the EU and beyond. Young people are statistically underrepresented in both national and EU parliaments, EU data shows. This, in combination with the ageing population…
Biden Says Congressional Leaders Must Act to Prevent Rail Strike
President Biden told lawmakers that the U.S. economy would be “at risk” if rail workers went on strike next month. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Germany to revamp immigration, naturalisation law
Germany’s immigration and naturalisation law is being revamped to transform the country into an ‘immigration’ society and to attract more skilled workers from third states, according to the government. The German coalition already outlined its plans to initiate a paradigm…
Relocation of migrants does not work, Italian interior ministry undersecretary
Instead of а migrant relocation mechanism, redistribution hubs should be created in third countries and only those who have the right to enter Europe should be let in, said Italian Interior Ministry Undersecretary Nicola Molteni. The mechanism that foresees the…
Poland ready to receive German Patriots if not sent to Ukraine
Poland could accept the Patriot anti-missile systems if Germany does not deliver them to Ukraine, which Berlin had earlier ruled out, said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Last week, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak welcomed the plans by the German government…
Trump Plans Limited Role in Georgia Senate Runoff
The former president, who held two big rallies before the state’s two runoff elections two years ago — both of which Democrats won — will steer clear of Georgia before next week’s Senate election. Send any friend a story As…
Twelve detained after Belgium-Morocco World Cup riots in Brussels
Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday after Morocco’s victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels that saw electric scooters and a car set on fire. Hundreds of…