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Political situation in Italy
Heavy loss for Meloni in key referendum

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks set to lose a referendum on legal reform by a narrow margin, exit polls show according to Reuters.

It means a heavy loss of prestige for Meloni, who has had the reform as a political flagship, and could become a burden for her ruling coalition in next year's elections.

"If exit polls are correct, the defeat could be a turning point for Meloni and take away the aura of victory she had in the eyes of Italian voters after four years of victories in national and local elections," the news agency writes.

The reform was roughly about dividing the judiciary into more parts. According to the government, it would make it easier to hold accountable and counteract nepotism. Critics argued that it would reduce the autonomy of the judicial system and give Meloni more power over it.

Elections in Denmark
Greenlanders vote for their own coast guard

On Tuesday, Greenlanders will vote in the Danish election. They are not allowed to vote for Danish parties, but will elect two Greenlandic candidates for parliament.

The issue of independence has been put on hold during the crisis with the US, which brought Greenland and Denmark closer together. Instead, security and preparedness have emerged as the most important issue, writes SvD.

Inspired by Iceland, Greenlandic lawmakers want to establish an independent coast guard. The goal is to take over the Danish defense's civilian tasks such as inspection, surveillance and maritime rescue, and thus be able to be part of NATO without its own military.

- Iceland managed to become part of NATO without having its own military because they have a strategically and geopolitically important position. We have that in common, says Juno Berthelsen, candidate for the independence party Naleraq.

Climate Threat   Global Challenges
Expert: It May Take Thousands of Years Before All Impacts Are Seen

The energy imbalance on Earth that the WMO is sounding the alarm about in a new report has very major consequences in both the short and long term. Erik Kjellström, professor of climatology at SMHI, tells TT.

– The impact on sea level in particular is very long-term because it may take several thousand years before the entire sea level rise that we have already started is manifested.

This already means more extreme weather events that affect agriculture and infrastructure and force people to leave their homes, he adds.

The imbalance in the energy system means that the energy that the sun supplies to the Earth is greater than that which leaves the system, which depends on the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

This is the first time that the UN agency WMO has included the Earth's energy balance as one of the most important climate indicators in its report.

LGBT rights in Poland
Poland must recognize same-sex marriages from other EU countries

Poland must register same-sex marriages that have been entered into in other EU countries. The country's highest administrative court has ruled in a landmark ruling, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot.

The decision is described as a historic step for LGBT rights in Poland.

The ruling is based on a case in which a same-sex couple married in Germany in 2018, but did not have their marriage registered when they moved to the Polish capital Warsaw. The authorities referred to the Polish constitution, which only counts marriage between a man and a woman, writes Deutsche Welle.

In November, the European Court of Justice ruled that member states may not refuse to recognize same-sex marriages that have been legally entered into in other EU countries. However, it was unclear for a long time whether Poland would follow the ruling in practice.