Proponents of the legislation argued that Congress needed to be proactive in ensuring a future Supreme Court would not invalidate same-sex marriages around the country. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Federal Bureau of Prisons employees have abused female inmates in at least 19 of the 29 federal facilities that have held women over the past decade, the report says. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
For the first time since the event was launched a decade ago, Vladimir Putin will not hold his flagship end-of-year press marathon this month. The surprise cancellation is the latest indication that all is not well in the Kremlin. For…
Montenegrin police clashed with protesters who rallied in the capital Podgorica on Monday after the government passed a controversial law limiting presidential powers and the parliament failed to appoint judges to the constitutional court. The police had to use pepper…
Data on employees and suspects of Albanian intelligence services have been published by Iranian hackers in the latest leak since government systems were breached in July, leading to the severing of diplomatic relations with Tehran. The cyber attack took place…
In a deal that will see €6.3 billion in EU funds for Hungary frozen, EU member state negotiators on Monday (12 December) agreed on an €18 billion macro-financial aid package for Ukraine and a directive to implement a minimum corporate…
The Netherland’s and Austria’s decision to block Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen has bolstered the rhetoric of pro-Russian circles, with populist party Vazrazhdane (Revival) leader Kostadin Kostadinov saying the decision proves the EU’s hypocrisy in wanting Bulgaria’s money, but not its…
The groups of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) had a “clear alliance” in the EU House to protect Qatar, French MEP Manon Aubry told EURACTIV. In late November, the EU Left managed to pass…
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