OTTAWA, Ontario — Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through Canada’s capital Saturday, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing to end the siege of Ottawa after three weeks of protests. Protesters, angry over the country’s Covid-19 restrictions and policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, retreated from the largest police … Read more
The Russian parliament on Tuesday asked President Vladimir Putin to recognize two breakaway regions in Ukraine, a move that could raise tensions as fears of an attack rise. A vote in the lower house of Russian parliament was passed for the recognition of the areas, with the House Speaker saying the two regions in Ukraine … Read more
SYDNEY — A day after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized in Parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual abuse there, a prominent campaigner said she wanted to see action more than words. Former political staffer Brittany Higgins, who says she was raped in a parliament office by a fellow staffer, said … Read more
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CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s parliament said Monday it will name a new prime minister this week to head the transitional government, a move that will likely lead to parallel administrations in the already chaotic nation. Two candidates — former Interior Minister Fathi Bashaga and Minister-Counsellor Khalid al-Baibas — have submitted their bids to replace Prime … Read more
Press play to listen to this article LONDON — Britain’s ultimate Westminster insider is actually its queen. As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II must rise above the political fray, playing a largely ceremonial role by formerly appointing ministers, despite having no say about who gets the jobs, and unquestioningly setting out her elected government’s … Read more
The SNP’s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, has been dramatically thrown out of the House of Commons over an allegation against the Prime Minister during a debate on the Sue Gray report in Downing Street parties. Blackford told MPs Boris Johnson “willfully misled” Parliament before being asked by Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to add the word “inadvertently”. … Read more