Parliament
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Trump Stuns Israel Parliament as He Urges President Herzog to Pardon Netanyahu for His Corruption Charges
President Trump called on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon for his ongoing bribery charges in a stunning, unscripted moment during his triumphant address…
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EU Chief Faces Confidence Votes In Fractious Parliament
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces two confidence votes Thursday in the European Parliament — challenges that pose no serious threat to her leadership but underscore the tensions roiling…
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Syria Selects Members Of First Post-Assad Parliament In Contested Process
Syria will select members of its first post-Assad parliament on Sunday in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. The…
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French Parliament Set To Eject PM In Blow To Macron
France’s parliament is expected to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday after just nine months in office, plunging the key EU member into new political uncertainty and creating a…
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Thai Tycoon Leads Pack As Parliament Votes For New PM
Thailand’s parliament is set Friday to vote in a right-wing tycoon as prime minister, ousting the nation’s dominant political dynasty from office after their leader was sacked by court order.…
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Acting Thai Government Moves To Dissolve Parliament
Thailand’s acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country. Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra…
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Swiss banker bonus cap proposal watered down in parliament
[ZURICH] Swiss lawmakers have watered down a proposal that would have installed a fixed upper limit on compensation at the country’s biggest banks including UBS Group. In March, the upper…
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El Salvador Parliament Adopts Reform To Allow Bukele To Run Indefinitely
El Salvador’s lawmakers on Thursday adopted a constitutional reform to abolish presidential term limits and allow current leader Nayib Bukele — who enjoys overwhelming majority support in parliament — to…
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Huawei Probe Blunder Sparks EU Parliament Rules Change
When European lawmaker Giusi Princi learnt she was sought by Belgian authorities over a graft investigation linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei in May, she was “dumbfounded”. It soon turned…
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UK’s Starmer Backs Finance Minister After Tears In Parliament
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said that finance minister Rachel Reeves would remain in her role for “a very long time to come” after she appeared visibly upset…
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Portugal Far-right Party Becomes Second Biggest In Parliament
Portugal’s far-right Chega party won second place in snap elections last week, according to final results published Wednesday, making it the official opposition party in the country just six years…
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King Charles To Open Canada Parliament With US Tensions In Focus
King Charles III is to deliver a speech Tuesday opening Canada’s parliament, the first by a monarch in nearly half a century, as US President Donald Trump repeatedly attacks the…
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King Charles To Give Historic Speech To Canada Parliament Amid US Tensions
King Charles III is to deliver a historic speech to open Canada’s parliament on Tuesday, with the nation, of which he is head of state, facing unprecedented threats from US…
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King Charles To Open Canada Parliament Tasked With Countering Trump
King Charles III was set to land in Ottawa Monday for a historic visit to open Canada’s parliament, a brief trip seen as part of the pushback against US President…
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Perrier Scandal Bubbles Up As French Parliament Slams Cover-up
The French government “at the highest level” covered up a scandal over the treatment of mineral water by food giant Nestle, including the iconic Perrier brand, an investigation by France’s…
