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Taiwan's judicial body Wednesday ruled that the current laws that request "marriage between a man and a woman" must be amended, or a new law passed within two years to protect the rights of same-sex couples. Twenty-three countries now allow same-sex marriage, according to the Pew Research Center , none of which are located in Asia. Religious and parents groups opposed to gay marriage said they will lobby Parliament not to pass any laws on legalisation, according to the report .

KEITH: NATO countries have agreed to spend 2 percent of GDP on their own national defense, although they aren't all doing it. Mr Trump emerges from behind Mr Markovic and slaps him hard on the arm. European Council President Donald Tusk admitted on Thursday that the bloc is still at odds with the United States over issues like climate, trade and Russian Federation.

The paper said the proposal was made December 1 or 2 at Trump Tower in NY, according to intercepts of Russian communications that were reviewed by USA officials. Kushner in March said he was ready to testify about his Russian Federation meetings to the Senate Intelligence Committee . USA intelligence agencies concluded in January that Moscow tried to sway the November vote in Trump's favor.

It was the first success after three failures and the program has only recorded nine successful intercepts out of 17 total attempts, according to the military newspaper. Although the U.S. confirmed Sunday's launch, American experts doubted the reliability of the new solid-fuel type for the IRBM after so few tests, Reuters reported .

They briefly suspended sharing information with the U.S. Thursday. Trump , who has previously criticized leaks within his own administration, said the Manchester bombing leaks were "deeply troubling". " I want to reassure people that the arrests that we have made are significant . However, it is important that we continue with these searches", Hopkins said.

Isnilon Hapilon , the wanted leader of another local terrorist group called Abu Sayyaf , was "declared by the IS as its emir or leader in the Philippines ", Calida said. "One, to ensure the safety of lives, second to ensure operational security and ensure the safety of our men in uniform who are fighting, and for other national security considerations", he said, noting that social media in particular would be subject to censorship and warning people against posting material that breached ...

The exodus of residents followed a failed raid by soldiers on Tuesday on a hideout of the Maute militant group which triggered clashes and chaos across the largely Muslim city of Marawi. The man at the center of the Marawi violence is Hapilon, an Arabic-speaking Islamic preacher known for his expertise in commando assaults. He is at the nexus of several militant groups trying to merge into a more powerful force.

The U.S. -led coalition reportedly also tried to warn the Syrian government through a hotline established with Assad-allied forces, but that didn't work. As the Wall Street Journal's Yaroslav Trofimov notes , Thursday's strike is significant not because the USA has once again struck Assad's forces, but because it did so in defense of Syrian rebels.

News reports that Trump asked his national intelligence director and National Security Agency chief to state publicly there was no evidence of collusion have heightened criticism. The committee sent a letter Tuesday to his lawyer questioning Flynn's basis for claiming a Fifth Amendment right to not provide documents in answer to requests.

President Hassan Rouhani has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, throwing down a defiant challenge to his hardline opponents after securing a decisive re-election for a second term. President Trump also indicated that deal will create jobs for American companies. Rouhani said at a news conference on Monday that stability could not be achieved in the Middle East without Tehran's help.

Watch the spouses line up for the photo below. Dressed in a black suit and grey tie, the "first gentleman" stood out among the crowd of glamorous spouses. They married just two months after Luxembourg introduced same-sex marriage . Former Iceland Prime Minister Johanna Siguroardottir and Belgium's Elio DiRupo left office in recent years after their terms were over.