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South Africa president faces call to resign after court ruling
Leading South African opposition figure Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after the Constitutional Court…
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EU Parliament sends Mercosur deal for court review
The European Parliament has voted to refer the long-negotiated EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the bloc’s highest court, a move that could…
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Speaker Johnson seeks to 'calm the waters' in address to U.K. Parliament
House Speaker Mike Johnson's Tuesday address to the U.K. Parliament was planned long before the growing rift between the U.S. and its…
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Ukrainian parliament fails to approve defence and energy ministers
The Ukrainian parliament has failed to appoint a new defence minister in the midst of the war with Russia, as there were not enough…
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French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes and EU trade deal
PARIS (AP) — French farmers steered some 350 tractors Tuesday over cobblestoned Paris avenues toward Parliament to protest low incomes and…
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Italy's Parliament approves 2026 budget with deficit-cutting measures
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the government’s 2026 budget, including deficit-cutting measures. The budget of about…
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S African ex-leader Zuma’s daughter quits parliament amid Russia war claims
A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 men to fight as…
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South African ex-leader's daughter quits Parliament over Russian mercenary allegations
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned as a lawmaker, her party said Friday, after…
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Is this what spying by China can look like?
When MPs, members of the House of Lords and their staff were warned about the threat from Chinese spies, in one office in Westminster, a…
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Playing chicken on Parliament Hill
On the world premiere of the Playbook Canada podcast, hosts Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric take you inside the budget brinkmanship,…
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Concert shooting in Peru could spell the end for Dina Boluarte's presidency
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A shooting at a concert in Peru’s capital may prove to be the undoing of Dina Boluarte’s presidency as it laid bare the…
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Spanish parliament agrees arms embargo on Israel
The Spanish parliament has approved an arms embargo against Israel over the Gaza war. Left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had already…
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Pro-Gaza slogans appear on German state parliament on war anniversary
Pro-Palestinian statements were sprayed onto a state parliament in northern Germany overnight, as the world marks the second anniversary…
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German parliament lifts immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker and police search his home
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of a prominent far-right lawmaker with the Alternative for Germany…
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German parliament lifts immunity of AfD MP over China bribery claims
German lawmakers on Thursday voted in favour of lifting the parliamentary immunity of far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah and authorized…
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Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19…
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Swiss banker bonus cap proposal watered down in parliament
Swiss lawmakers have watered down a proposal that would have installed a fixed upper limit on compensation at the country’s biggest banks…
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London police arrest 150 as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law
LONDON (AP) — Police in London have arrested some 150 people after demonstrators intentionally violated a new law banning support for a…
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Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency as threats hatched in prison persist
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Legislators in Trinidad and Tobago have extended a state of emergency after the attorney general said the…
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Ukraine's parliament passes bill weakening anti-corruption agencies. The public is furious
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine ’s parliament on Tuesday passed legislation that would tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies,…
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Parliament scuffle clip is from Georgia, not Israel
Footage of a scuffle in Georgia's parliament has been misrepresented online as depicting Israeli lawmakers fighting during the 12-day…
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Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters faces possible prosecution after supporting banned Palestine Action
Former Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters could face prosecution after declaring his support for Palestine Action, a terrorist…
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German parliament extends Bundeswehr mission in Bosnia
Germany's armed forces will participate in the international military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina for another year. The German…
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Kenya's parliament and president's office barricaded ahead of anniversary protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Parliament and the president's office in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, were barricaded Wednesday ahead of protests…