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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/20/2022 6:18:07 PM
The Mariupol City Council has issued a statement claiming that its residents are being evacuated to Russia against their will and one Ukrainian lawmaker says those people are being taken for forced labor in remote parts of Russia.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/8/2022 11:39:31 PM
The United States believes Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine's resistance before launching an invasion that has likely caused thousands of Russian casualties, the Biden administration's top intelligence official told lawmakers Tuesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/6/2022 10:56:59 PM
In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a ``desperate'' plea to the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia's invasion and retain control of its airspace.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/6/2022 9:00:00 AM
Fighting for his country's survival, Ukraine's leader made a "desperate'' plea Saturday to American lawmakers for the United States to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports as Kyiv tries to stave off the Russian invasion.
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World
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Region
3/1/2022 5:46:39 PM
Libyan lawmakers confirmed a new transitional government Tuesday, a move that is likely to lead to parallel administrations and fuel mounting tensions in a country that has been mired in conflict for the past decade.
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World
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International
2/22/2022 7:26:05 PM
Russian lawmakers gave President Vladimir Putin permission to use military force outside the country on Tuesday _ a move that could presage a broader attack on Ukraine after the US said an invasion was already underway there.
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World
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International
2/15/2022 7:43:07 PM
The EU on Tuesday condemned a bid by Russian lawmakers to have President Vladimir Putin recognise separatist regions in Ukraine as independent, saying it would violate the Minsk agreements Moscow had signed up to.
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World
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Region
2/13/2022 10:16:56 PM
Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, during a visit by a controversial far-right Jewish lawmaker that inflamed tensions.
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World
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Region
2/13/2022 3:54:20 PM
Israeli occupation police clashed with Palestinians in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, as a visit by a controversial far-right Jewish lawmaker inflamed tensions.
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World
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Region
1/31/2022 8:56:43 PM
Libyan lawmakers pushed ahead Monday with plans to appoint a new transitional government, more than a month after the country failed to hold its first presidential election.
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World
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International
1/29/2022 6:13:39 PM
A Russian lawmaker is encouraging residents of the rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine to join the Russian army, a sign that Moscow is continuing to try to integrate those territories as much as possible amid Western fears that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine.
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World
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International
1/23/2022 4:00:24 PM
A former minister in Britain's Conservative government says she was told her Muslim faith was a reason she was fired, a claim that has deepened the rifts roiling Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing party.
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World
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International
1/23/2022 11:32:32 AM
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a British claim that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine's government with a pro-Moscow administration, and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev was being considered as a potential candidate.
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World
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Region
1/21/2022 3:20:21 PM
Retired general Yair Golan spent a significant part of his military career serving in the occupied West Bank, protecting Jewish settlements. Today, he is one of their most vocal critics.
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World
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International
1/20/2022 5:15:16 PM
A lawmaker from Britain's governing Conservatives accused the government on Thursday of blackmailing opponents of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the party's internal rifts over its beleaguered leader deepened.
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World
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Region
1/19/2022 1:28:47 PM
An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investigation prompted outraged lawmakers to seek a formal inquiry.
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World
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Region
1/6/2022 4:19:40 PM
An Israeli deputy minister was under fire Thursday for calling residents of an unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost ``subhuman,'' sparking an outcry that underscored the fragility of Israel's ideologically diverse coalition.
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World
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Africa
12/30/2021 10:12:19 PM
Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a commission for national dialogue, amid international pressure for negotiations to end the 13-month conflict in the Tigray region.
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World
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Region
12/30/2021 1:32:44 PM
Iraq's parliament will open on January 9 for its first session since lawmakers were elected in an October vote won by Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, President Barham Saleh said Thursday.
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World
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Region
12/27/2021 4:37:07 PM
Libyan lawmakers met Monday to discuss the myriad challenges that forced a postponement of the long-awaited presidential election this month.
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