Klaipėdos apygardos teismui atmetus Teisingumo ministerijos skundą dėl vienos lyties poros partnerystės registravimo, ministerija neatmeta galimybės dėl šio sprendimo kreiptis į Lietuvos Aukščiausiąjį Teismą, antradienį skelbia naujienų portalas „Delfi“.

Vokietijos kancleris Friedrichas Merzas antradienį pareiškė, kad Rusijos reakcija į neseniai įvykusį dviejų šalių užsienio reikalų ministrų susitikimą parodė, jog Maskva nėra pasirengusi konstruktyvioms deryboms dėl karo Ukrainoje užbaigimo.

The ban is part of a number of proposals that must be approved in parliament within 30 days.

National Rally President Jordan Bardella says he will sue for libel over comments he is accused of making as a young activist.

I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday Moscow had proven it was not ready for “serious talks” after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized a surprise meeting with his German counterpart. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul held a meeting with Lavrov at the U.N. on Saturday in what marked the first meeting between ministers from the two countries since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Following the meeting, Lavrov characterized Wadephul’s positions during the talks as “nothing new.” Merz struck back at the Russian foreign minister at a press conference in Berlin. “Russia’s subsequent assessment of that meeting has shown that Russia is apparently not at all interested in serious talks at this time,” Merz said. “We will therefore do everything in our power to continue assisting Ukraine — not only militarily, but also politically, financially, and economically.” Merz’s comments came in response to Lavrov’s notably dismissive assessment of his meeting with Wadephul. “[Wadephul] put out his notes and read out a text that fully reiterates what Germany conveys through its leaders every day, publicly and officially,” Lavrov said after the meeting took place. “I pointed that out to him there was nothing new for me to hear. I frankly told him I thought he had something interesting and unusual to say. They could have made it a telephone conversation and just told us to read their official statements.” Before the meeting with Lavrov, Wadephul had called Trump’s invite for Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 meeting in Miami in December an “opportunity,” opening up questions about whether Germany was shifting its diplomatic stance on Russia. Wadephul later said he had sought the meeting to tell Lavrov that Germany was prepared to defend itself after explosive-laden drones were spotted at a German airport — an incident Berlin blamed on Moscow. Wadephul also said he wanted to discuss growing concerns about a global food crisis as efforts continue to revive a grain deal between Russia and Ukraine. On Tuesday, Merz reiterated the German government’s longstanding demands of the Kremlin: that Russia stop its invasion, that Europeans have a seat at the table in any negotiations on terms for ending the war, and that Ukraine be given a path to EU membership. “I can only say once again that Russia will not win this war, and Russia itself will suffer massive damage — including to its economy,” Merz said. “There will be a price to pay if Russia continues this war.”

LIVERPOOL, England — The U.K. faces threats against its energy infrastructure “all the time,” a government minister told the Labour Party annual conference.  Speaking at the POLITICO Pub in Liverpool, Energy Minister Michael Shanks said we are living in an “uncertain” and “really scary world.”  “There are threats against our energy infrastructure all the time. And we’ve seen in Ukraine very clearly [that] energy infrastructure is a very, very clear weapon of war,” he said. Experts have warned that crucial U.K. infrastructure — including gas pipelines — are at risk of sabotage from Russia or other hostile powers. In the Strategic Defense Review, commissioned by Keir Starmer’s government and published last year, officials warned that “adversaries are more willing to threaten the free flow of critical commodities such as food and energy to hold the U.K. and its allies at risk.” Earlier this year, John Healey — then the defence secretary, now chancellor under Prime Minister Andy Burnham and facing pressure to find more cash for defense — said that Russian submarines had conducted a “covert” operation near underwater infrastructure off the U.K. coast.  Shanks said that in the U.K. there are “more threats than there have ever been.”  He added: “Cybersecurity is becoming more and more of a risk. We are working [at] everything we can to protect our infrastructure, to work with industry.”

Ethiopia accuses Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups, deepening tensions amid internal unrest.

Dozens of mourners in Gaza grieve the loss of their loved ones as they bury the fragmented remains of relatives killed.

Bloc says it has spent extra €100bn since Iran war started as energy ministers meet in Dublin

Pedro Sánchez’s government responds to public outrage after 87-year-old was evicted by corporate landlord

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. Her government is expected to make major investments linked to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while facing pressing issues including unemployment and living costs.

French police took a top general into custody last week as part of an ongoing probe into potential bribery among the selection committee for the country’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. Investigations centre on possible payoffs for awards including expansive meals, holidays and thousands of euros in cash.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied receiving advance knowledge of the 7 October 2023 offensive, claiming that security chiefs did not warn him.

A Congolese politician has been beaten to death after promoting Ebola awareness during a radio interview. Marie-Celestin Karondwa from the ruling UDPS party was attacked on Sunday by residents of Butembo, in DR Congo's North Kivu province.