Parliament
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French PM Risks Tumbling In Hostile Parliament Vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces the biggest risk yet of being deposed by a hostile National Assembly as his government presents Monday a social security financing plan that has…
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Thousands March To New Zealand’s Parliament In Maori Rights Protest
Booming Indigenous Maori “haka” chants rang out across New Zealand’s capital on Tuesday, as thousands rallied against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions. An estimated 15,000 demonstrators poured…
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Israeli Forces Used Drones to ‘Deliberately and Persistently’ Target Injured Palestinians, Including Children: UK Doctors
A top UK surgeon broke down while recounting his experience at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital during an evidence session on the healthcare situation in what was once the largest city in…
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EU Top Team Heavyweights Face Parliament Test
The heavyweights of the EU’s new top team are to be quizzed by lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during confirmation hearings that are set to lay bare political dividing lines…
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Sri Lanka’s Leftist President Faces First Parliament Test
Sri Lanka’s new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.…
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French Parliament Approves Bill To Rein In Tourist Rentals
The French parliament on Thursday approved a bill aimed at tightening the regulation of tourist accommodation such as Airbnb to combat the shortage of affordable housing. France is the second-largest…
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Japan PM To Dissolve Parliament For ‘Honeymoon’ Snap Election
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his…
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Sparks Fly As Orban Berates EU ‘Elites’ In Parliament Trip
Hungary’s leader Viktor Orban sent sparks flying at the European Parliament Tuesday as he told the EU to change tack or face “defeat” in Ukraine, and promised to pop the…
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Politician Shows Up To Work in His Underwear, Denies Being Drunk
Australian politician Gareth Ward said he had gotten locked out of his home without his cell phone after reports of him showing up to parliament in his underwear circulated online.…
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UK’s Starmer Faces Down Parliament Over ‘Unpopular’ Benefit Cut
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer survived an early test of his fledgling premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers backed his controversial plan to end fuel benefits for millions of pensioners. The…
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Venezuelan Parliament Delays Debate On ‘Fascism’ Law
Venezuela’s parliament, controlled by members loyal to strongman President Nicolas Maduro, on Tuesday delayed debate on a law against “fascism” seen by detractors as a means of cracking down on…
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Brawl In Turkish Parliament Over Ousted MP
A brawl broke out in Turkey’s parliament Friday after lawmakers discussed the fate of a jailed opposition figure controversially stripped of his parliamentary immunity earlier this year. The lawmakers were…
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Abbas Tells Turkish Parliament He Will Go To Gaza
Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas told a special session of the Turkish parliament on Thursday that he would travel to Gaza. He was speaking as health ministry officials in the…
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Bulgaria Parliament Bans LGBTQ ‘Promotion’ In Schools
Bulgaria’s parliament passed changes to its education law Wednesday, widening its scope to ban LGBTQ “propaganda” in schools in what rights groups slammed as discriminatory. The amendment to the law…
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French Parliament Speaker Re-elected In Surprise Move
French lawmakers on Thursday re-elected a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc as speaker of the lower house, a first breakthrough in attempts to form a majority amid deadlock…
