内容摘要：“Australia is a valued ally, partner, and friend of the United States. Our shared values and democratic traditions provide the bedrock for an enduring alliance and for the deep ties between our peoples,’ Rubio said in a statement.

“Australia is a valued ally, partner, and friend of the United States. Our shared values and democratic traditions provide the bedrock for an enduring alliance and for the deep ties between our peoples,’ Rubio said in a statement.

Veysel Dogan smokes a cigarette as he and his sons load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)BANGKOK (AP) — Kunchanok Khantiphong and Edward Jonathan Caiga were at work when Thailand’s Senate voted to allow same-sex marriages on a June afternoon.

At home that evening, the couple celebrated over hopeful conversations of how their lives would change. Marriage and building a family were important to both of them. Now it could become a reality.Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law on Tuesday, after it was endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. LGBTQ+ couples will be able to register marriages from January, making Thailand the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to allow same-sex marriage.Caiga, who came to Thailand from the Philippines 17 years ago, said he’s feeling more secure and confident knowing that he’ll be able to live in his adopted home permanently, and to adopt a child or buy a home with his partner.

Displaying a tattoo that reads “Freed” across his right arm, Caiga says it is meant to express being freed from the negative perceptions of other people, whether it is about race, culture and diversity.Edward Jonathan Caiga, 42, displays a tattoo on his arm in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, July 14, 2024, (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Edward Jonathan Caiga, 42, displays a tattoo on his arm in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, July 14, 2024, (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

“This law will help enforce further the fundamental necessities, which is fair to have for everyone who wants to spend the rest of their lives with the people they love,” he said.and Albanese met President Xi Jinping during a state visit to Beijing in 2023.

Albanese often says about China: “We will cooperate where we can, disagree where we must and engage in the national interest.”Opposition leader Peter Dutton, a longtime critic of China, has claimed that bilateral relations would improve even further with a tough and uncompromising approach. He has accused Albanese of self-censorship to avoid offending Beijing.

“Australia must be willing to criticize any nation whose behavior imperils stability in the region, and that’s what a coalition government I lead will do confidently and in concert with like-minded countries,” Dutton told the Lowy Institute international policy think tank in Sydney in March.WASHINGTON (AP) — The dispute over the