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Greece has legalised same-sex marriage - becoming the first Orthodox Christian-majority country to do so.The landmark bill, drafted by prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government, passed on Thursday night with a cross-party majority of 176–76 votes. It also allows same-sex couples to legally adopt children, but will not allow gay men to acquire biological children through surrogate mothers in Greece.Mr Mitsotakis described the passing of the bill as a "milestone […]

US officials say they have disrupted a hacking network linked to Russian intelligence services.They say the hackers - believed to be from the secretive hacking arm of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (better known as the GRU) - gained access to more than 1,000 personal and small business internet routers in the US and around the world. The hackers then used the infected devices to launch "harvesting campaigns" against targets of […]

Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will leave at the end of the 2023-2024 season when his contract expires, Sky News understands.Mbappe's current contract with PSG expires in the summer and since 1 January he has been able to hold pre-contract talks with other clubs. The terms of the forward's exit are yet to be finalised as the two parties negotiate whether Mbappe will leave for a fee or […]

The head of UNRWA, the UN's embattled agency for helping Palestinian refugees, has said that he won't accede to Israeli calls for him to step down.Sky News asked Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner-general, if he would resign in order for the agency to move forward. "If the issue was leadership, I would agree with you," Mr Lazzarini replied. "The real issue is not leadership, it is the dismantling of the organisation. […]

The man suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann goes on trial for sex crimes on Friday - but on charges unrelated to the disappearance of the young British girl.German drifter Christian B is accused of three rapes and two sex assaults. The youngest alleged victim was 10 and the oldest was in their 70s when the offences are said to have taken place. German privacy laws mean media outlets cannot make […]

The top Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was one of the main planners of the 7 October attack on Israel but did not expect the consequences to become "this dangerous", a friend has told Sky News.Esmat Mansour said last year's cross-border raid was supposed to be a strategic operation designed to lift the Israeli siege on the territory, release Sinwar's friends from prison, and make him a "leader of […]

The exchange of fire over Israel's northern border with Lebanon is some of the most serious yet - but the situation remains fundamentally the same. Hezbollah's Iranian patrons do not want the militia to escalate the conflict to an all-out war. And its commanders want to avoid one too. Israel may be weighing a bigger war but has not decided to do so yet.Ever since the Hamas atrocities of 7 October, […]

Chinese football fans have called Lionel Messi a "thief" and mocked him over the Falkland Islands.The Argentinian star angered supporters when he didn't play during Inter Miami's game in Hong Kong earlier this month. Messi was on the bench due to a groin injury but fans had splashed out on pricey tickets with the expectation of seeing the footballing great.Hong Kong authorities also criticised the no-show and his appearance during […]

A woman has appeared in court in Ireland charged with the murder of her six-year-old son.Ruth Purcell Healy, from Waterford, is accused of killing Matthew Healy in the village of Rathmoylan on 8 or 9 February. The 37-year-old was remanded in custody at Limerick prison when she appeared at Waterford District Court on Tuesday evening. Image: Garda search close to where Matthew was found. Pic: PA Matthew was found by […]