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A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party is elected as speaker of Austria's parliament

A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party has been elected as the new speaker of Austria’s parliament, weeks after the party won a national election for the first time

World - ABC News - October 24

Dominant Kurdish parties in Iraq maintain their sway in regional parliament elections

Final results from this month’s vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties maintaining their hold while an opposition ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Iraq's Parliament elects a new speaker to end a nearly yearlong vacuum

After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with Iran

World - ABC News - 12 hours ago

Parties loyal to Uzbekistan's president win parliament seats in election devoid of real opposition

Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central Asian country

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Hanni of NewJeans Testifies in Parliament About Bullying at Work

The appearance by Hanni, a member of NewJeans, was eagerly awaited, but she offered few revelations about her famously regimented industry.

World - The New York Times - October 15

Zelensky Pitches ‘Victory Plan’ in Ukraine’s Parliament

The proposal would rely heavily on increased Western assistance. So far, it has drawn a lukewarm response from Ukraine’s allies.

World - The New York Times - October 17

Zelensky presents 'victory plan' to Ukrainian parliament

Key elements include a formal invitation to join Nato and a refusal to cede any Ukrainian territory.

King Charles III Heckled by Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous Australian Senator

King Charles, visiting the former British colony where he retains the ceremonial title of head of state, was shouted at by an Indigenous Australian senator.

World - The New York Times - October 21

Ghana's parliament suspended after chaotic scenes

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years

World - ABC News - October 15

NewJeans' Hanni gives emotional testimony at Korean parliament on workplace bullying

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Kenya's Parliament removes the deputy president from office in an impeachment trial

Kenya’s Senate has voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial on corruption and other allegations, hours after the deputy president was taken to the ...

World - ABC News - October 17

King Charles heckled by Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe at Australia’s Parliament House

Independent senator yells ‘this is not your country’ and ‘give us a treaty’ at monarch during key event of king’s five-day visit to Australia. Who is Lidia Thorpe, the Australian senator who ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Australian senator defends heckling King Charles during Parliament visit

Aboriginal Australian Lidia Thorpe interrupts a ceremony in Canberra on the second official day of the royal couple's visit to the country.

Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by Unesco. The Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sámi ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

European Parliament votes in favour of €35 billion loan for Ukraine

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Venezuelan opposition leaders win EU parliament’s top human rights honor

Sakharov prize goes to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González after contested presidential election. The European parliament has awarded its top human rights honor, the Sakharov prize for ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote

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World - Financial Times - October 25

Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency

Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn Gaza

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Israel's parliament votes to ban a U.N relief agency in Israel

Israel's parliament voted to ban a U.N. relief agency from operating in Israel, a move that could threaten aid work in Gaza as the war rages there. Iran's foreign ministry said Iran “will use all ...

Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days

Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli state. Middle East crisis – latest updates Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians

Most of the provisions of the laws, which could threaten UNRWA’s work by barring its operations in the country, will not take effect for three months.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Updates: Israel’s Parliament Passes Bill That Threatens Work of U.N. Agency for Palestinians

The Knesset opened its winter session and approved legislation that banned the agency known as UNRWA from operating in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his spy chief was back home ...

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament

A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

State Department reacts to Israel's parliament vote to ban UNRWA

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden administration is concerned over a vote in Israel's parliament to ban UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ...

‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief tells parliament that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia

World - ABC News - October 23

Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon

Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...