Hungary’s parliament has backed a range of constitutional amendments which will limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people and dual nationals.
The amendments, which the government says are aimed at protecting children’s physical and moral development, will…
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Government ‘confident’ Scunthorpe furnaces can be kept firing
Maia Davies, Adam Durbin & Emma RossiterBBC News
ReutersDowning Street has said it is “confident” the raw materials needed to keep the furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe site switched on will reach it in time.
The government has been attempting…
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Hamas says it’s sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas official said Monday that the Palestinian militant group is sending a delegation to the Gulf state of Qatar to continue indirect ceasefire talks with Israel over…
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Next Iran-US talks to be held in Rome, AP source says
ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump complained Monday about the pace of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran as the two countries start a new round of pivotal negotiations.
“I think they’re…
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Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Opens Up a Fetid Can of Worms – splinter.com
- Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Opens Up a Fetid Can of Worms splinter.com
- Marine Le Pen’s future, and more The Economist
- Le Pen is down but not out politico.eu
- Can Marine le Pen still run for President of France? Euronews.com
- Should Le Pen be…
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Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders
Emboldened by President Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Monday escalated his culture war against what he calls “gender madness,” after his governing party voted to amend the Constitution to mandate that all Hungarians are…
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Hamas Rejects Egyptian Ceasefire Proposal, Refuses To Discuss Disarming
Hamas refused an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire with Israel, citing the requirement that Palestinian factions disarm.
A senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera on Monday that Egypt recently presented a new cease-fire proposal that includes a…
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Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Rome, diplomatic sources say
The speculation on the next location comes as Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani separately told journalists in Japan that the Italian government has given its go-ahead to host the talks.
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Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejected
Rob MayorBBC Political Reporter, Birmingham
Aida FofanaBBC News, West Midlands
EPAThe council declared a major incident at the end of last month (file photo from 3 April) A strike by bin workers in Birmingham is set to continue after the latest pay…
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Palestinian Columbia Student Protest Leader Arrested by ICE
Mohsen K. Mahdawi arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vermont, on Monday. A Palestinian student at Columbia University, he hoped that, after 10 years in the U.S., he would pass the test to…
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