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Greece's center-right government said Thursday it would fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping staunch opposition from the country's influential Orthodox Church.

The legislation would be brought to parliament during the house's current term, which ends in 2027, said government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis.

The 7th edition of the TRT World Forum, one of the largest and most high-profile forums in the media sector worldwide, is currently underway under the theme "Thriving Together: Responsibilities, Actions and Solutions". The first day of TRT World Forum 2023 featured in-depth discussions on central issues and the forum continues with engaging discussions and insights on its second day.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 6 presented International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol with the Legion of Honor for his major contributions to global energy and climate issues.

TRT World Forum 2023, which brings leaders together, has started in Istanbul with the theme " Thriving Together: Responsibilities, Actions and Solutions."

It is a statement Putin made during the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights organized by the Kremlin, which focused on Latvia's policy regarding the Russian-speaking minority.
Newsweek states that Latvia is one of three NATO and European Union members that share a border with mainland Russia.

The massive migration movements from Syria to Türkiye, which occurred at a brisk pace in 2014, have shown a discernible decrease since 2019, according to a report by a German civil society organization.

New forests will be established in all 81 provinces in the country as part of a nationwide large-scale afforestation effort on the occasion of the National Afforestation Day on Nov. 11, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has announced.

BRUSSELS - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Thursday she had informed the attendees of a European Policy Centre briefing in Brussels of the latest developments in Kosovo-Metohija and the overall security situation in the past two years.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Türkiye has initiated a disaster recovery project in Malatya, one of the provinces severely impacted by the devastating February earthquakes.

The "Restorative Village" project, aligned with WWF Türkiye's "green recovery" call, aims to establish earthquake-resistant homes that are "harmonious with nature."

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with an ODIHR mission on Thursday and thanked it for its committed work and support to improvement of electoral conditions in Serbia in the past several years.