Georgian politicians began fist-fighting during a parliamentary debate about a controversial bill. Mamuka Mdinaradze, leading ruler of the Georgian Dream party and a politician who supports the “foreign agent” bill, was punched by opposition leader Aleko Elisashvili while speaking. After the first punch was thrown, several other legislators …
Read More »New Zealand says Chinese ‘state-sponsored’ group hacked parliament
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says alleged cyberattack ‘unacceptable’ New Zealand has accused Chinese state-sponsored hackers of infiltrating parliament, joining the United States and United Kingdom in accusing Beijing of malicious cyberactivity. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Tuesday that the cyberattack was “unacceptable” and his country’s …
Read More »Women shave their heads in Gaza protest outside UK parliament
NewsFeed A group of women shaved their heads in solidarity with Palestinian women in Gaza, in a protest outside the UK’s Houses of Parliament. The protesters said many Palestinian women have been shaving their own hair due to the lack of water to wash with or even drink. Published On …
Read More »Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces decision to quit UK parliament after 27 years
Former British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said she will not contest in the next general election, bringing a 27-year career in the UK parliament to an end. May revealed her decision to stand down as MP for Maidenhead on Friday adding that she would focus on championing causes including …
Read More »Argentina’s Milei vows to push economic reforms with or without parliament
Argentina’s libertarian leader says he will ‘keep pushing forward’ with radical economic agenda. Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has promised to keep pushing his agenda of radical economic liberalisation with or without the support of parliament. In a state-of-the-union-style address to lawmakers on Friday, Milei said he would “keep pushing …
Read More »Late Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny's body was 'abused' after his death in Arctic gulag, his grieving widow Yulia tells European Parliament
Alexei Navalny’s body was abused after he died in the Arctic gulag, his grieving widow has told the European Parliament. Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg today, Yulia Navalnaya, 47, said that her late husband’s body had been abused and that she was not sure if his …
Read More »Chaos in Maldives parliament as lawmakers engage in physical fight (video)
Footage captured a chaotic scene where members of the Maldives parliament traded kicks and fought with opposition lawmakers near the Speaker’s chair. The session descended into chaos when the main Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) decided to withhold parliamentary approval for some members of President Mohamed Muizzu’s cabinet ahead …
Read More »Why two-thirds of India’s opposition MPs suspended from parliament?
Forty-nine Indian opposition lawmakers, who have been demanding a debate on a December 13 parliament security breach, were suspended from the legislature on Tuesday for allegedly disrupting House proceedings. Tuesday’s government action came a day after 78 opposition members of parliament were suspended from the remainder of the crucial Winter …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan submits Sweden’s bid for NATO membership to parliament
Move comes after months of back-and-forth with western countries over new additions to alliance amid war in Ukraine. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a bill on Sweden’s NATO membership bid to parliament, after months of back-and-forth with western countries over the issue. Erdogan’s office said on Monday that …
Read More »A New Speaker for Canada After a Misstep That ‘Deeply Embarrassed Parliament’
It was President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine’s first trip to Canada since Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country. And its high point was an address by Mr. Zelensky to a joint session of Parliament last week that provoked waves of applause. Some of that applause was for a 98-year-old Ukrainian …
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