Senate sends $460B spending bill to Biden’s desk hours before government shutdown
1 of 2 | Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced, "After months of hard work, we have good news for the…
Hong Kong government releases draft new national security law | Politics News
New bill includes lengthy prison terms for offences such as treason and longer sentences for acts deemed to be sedition. Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has…
Government growth plan ‘relies on migration’ – Starmer
Labour said a "long-term plan, a strategic plan” was the best way to grow the economy.Reacting to Wednesday's Budget, Sir Keir Starmer told broadcasters the…
Number Of Victims Of Ngala Abduction Still Unknown – Borno State Government
The Governor of Borno State, North East Nigeria, Babagana Zulum, has spoken out regarding the alleged mass abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), primarily women…
Tunisian government supporters in uproar over French documentary | News
Anger following a French documentary on Tunisia shedding a light on what it called the “poverty and dictatorship” of President Kais Saied’s rule has continued…
Government ministers to front veterans royal commission as special forces soldiers warn of ‘Canberra cover-up’
The defence and veterans' affairs ministers will today both give evidence under oath to a long-running inquiry into military suicides, while an organisation representing elite…
Budget announcement: Government comes after holiday lets by scrapping £300million tax break
Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced in his 2024 budget that generous tax break scheme designed to benefit holiday let landlords will…
Federal government formally declares Southern Ocean offshore wind zone
In short: A 1,030-square-kilometre zone has been declared for the Southern Ocean off the coast of Warrnambool and Port Fairy.It is a fifth of the size of the…
Government defeated in Lords over Rwanda bill
Peers back five changes to the draft law aiming to revive the UK's Rwanda deportation scheme. Source link
ACT government settles with Senator Linda Reynolds over comments made by top prosecutor during Bruce Lehrmann trial
The ACT government has paid Senator Linda Reynolds $90,000 and issued an apology for comments made by former Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold.The Liberal…
Hero to homeless: House of Muslim man behind India tunnel rescue demolished | Government News
New Delhi, India – Wakeel Hasan had to climb his neighbour’s 1.8-metre (six-foot) wall to enter the rubble-filled plot of land where his house stood…
Rubymar cargo ship earlier hit by Houthis has sunk, Yemeni government says | Israel War on Gaza News
The UK-owned bulk carrier was struck on February 18 with multiple missiles resulting in an oil slick in the Red Sea. The cargo ship Rubymar,…
Biden signs stopgap bill to avert government shutdown, extend funding deadline
1 of 4 | U.S. President Joe Biden (pictured speaking to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington,…
‘Conversion therapy’ has become symbolic of how the government has failed trans people
Ozanne believes the discussion surrounding ‘conversion therapy’ has frequently become a “proxy debate for many other debates” which, she says, has been “hijacked by the…
Russia Uses Price Floor for First Time to Protect Government Oil Revenue From Sanctions
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessMoscow has for the first time ever activated its so-called price floor mechanism to shield the flow of petrodollars to its state…
US Senate approves spending stopgap to avert government shutdown | Politics News
Short-term spending bill averts shutdown of agencies that would have kicked in on Saturday. The United States Congress has approved a short-term spending package to…
House passes stopgap funding bill to temporarily avert government shutdown
1 of 4 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., returns to his office after the House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid…
What role does parliament play in Iran? | Government News
Iranians are choosing a new legislature and many hope it will pave the way for reform. Iran’s parliamentary elections look set to be a major…
NT government to phase out middle schools following review of secondary education
In short: A comprehensive review of the Northern Territory's secondary education system has been released.The NT government has agreed to a recommendation to phase out…
US official laughs at question on invading other countries
US official laughs at question on invading other countries joke in press briefing room. Source link