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…