Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years…
Liberia’s parliament catches fire for second time in a week | Politics
NewsFeedLiberia’s parliament building caught fire for the second time within a week. Flames could be seen engulfing its prominent dome.Published On 18 Dec 202418 Dec…
Video: Cheers and criticism as South Korea’s parliament impeaches President | Government
NewsFeedSouth Koreans have expressed a range of opinions about the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, after the National Assembly voted 204 to 86 to remove…
Video: Bahamas politician hurls parliament mace out of window | Protests
NewsFeedVideo from the Bahamas shows an opposition MP staging a protest in parliament by grabbing the ceremonial mace and throwing it out of the window.Published…
South Korean parliament votes against president’s martial law declaration | Politics
NewsFeedSouth Korea’s parliament voted to revoke President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law hours after he announced its imposition to fight “anti-state forces”.Published On…
South Korean leader declares martial law, backs down amid fallout
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared emergency martial law late Tuesday before backing down, temporarily placing the military in control of all government and…
Australia social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to…
Georgian parliament bats away protests to set presidential vote | Elections News
Despite claims its election victory is illegitimate, Georgian Dream party plans vote for new president on December 14, using rules it pushed through in 2017.Georgian…
Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament | Elections News
Win grants President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a clear mandate to carry out ambitious reforms.Senegal’s ruling Pastef party has won a resounding victory in legislative elections,…
Thousands protest as Maori rights march reaches New Zealand parliament | Protests
NewsFeedTens of thousands of protesters gathered in front of New Zealand’s parliament as a march against proposed changes to Maori rights reached the capital. Al…
Australian senator censured for heckling King Charles III during an address at Parliament House
Australian lawmakers on Monday voted to censure Indigenous Sen. Lidia Thorpe after she heckled Britain's King Charles III in an address to parliament in October…
Protesters storm parliament in Abkhazia | Protests
Protesters in the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia stormed the parliament building and demanded the resignation of its leader over a proposal to allow Russians…
Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia | Protests News
Tensions have flared during the past week over a proposed deal that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia.Protesters opposing a proposed measure that…
Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock | Politics News
Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs.Iraq’s parliament has elected Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a prominent Sunni…
Pakistan passes amendment empowering parliament to pick top judge | Courts News
The Supreme Court’s chief justice will now be selected by a parliamentary committee and have a fixed term of three years.Pakistan’s government has approved new…
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region votes for new parliament | Elections News
More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying to get elected to the 100-seat regional parliament.Voters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are casting…
Zelensky presents ‘victory plan’ to Ukrainian parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented MPs with a long-awaited "victory plan" that aims to strengthen his country's position enough to end the war with…
Zelensky pitches plan for victory in war with Russia to Ukrainian parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) receives a standing ovation from Ukrainian lawmakers Wednesday as he enters the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv to present his "Victory…
Kenya’s Parliament to vote on impeaching Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua | Courts News
Gachagua says he will fight allegations of corruption, undermining the government and stirring ethnic hatred ‘to the end’.Kenyan members of parliament are due to vote…
PM Barnier tells parliament France must trim its ‘colossal’ debt | Politics News
New French PM promises ‘targeted tax hikes’ and spending cuts in order to cut budget deficit, national debt.France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has outlined…