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Boots, Banksy, piano: Elton John puts items up for auction

Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's in New York, including monogrammed silver leather platform boots, a grand piano and a triptych by street artist Banksy.

Most of the items come from John's former home in Atlanta, a condo on Peachtree Road that was recently sold, the auction house said on Jan. 11.

Gov’t plans to legalize same-sex marriage win key opposition backing

The center-right Greek government's plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage received a major boost Thursday after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party's backing in parliament.

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis said he would instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal, although he argued that it didn't go far enough on parenthood rights.

Global companies prefer Türkiye for production, exports: Minister

Global companies prefer Türkiye as production, export and their management centers, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat has said.

Türkiye offers many opportunities in different sectors where it has a competitive advantage, Bolat said in a speech he delivered at an event organized by the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) in Istanbul.

US Shoots Down 21 Drones And Missiles Fired By The Houthis In The Red Sea

Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group's 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera.

CENTCOM said that two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile were also downed.

Diaspora makes ‘invaluable contribution,’ Mitsotakis says in New Year’s message

The government remains one of the Greek diaspora's "steadfast supporters, honoring its invaluable contribution to the national path towards progress," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said in a New Year's message to Greeks around the world.

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