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New Zealand-Haka Protest
Parliament to debate suspending Maori politicians who performed protest haka
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Maori politicians for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year.

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Germany Far Right Group Ban
Germany bans the largest ‘Reich citizen’ group and arrests four leaders
The German government has banned the largest “Reich citizen” group, an extremist far-right organisation that calls itself the “Kingdom of Germany” and seeks to undermine the country’s democratic order, and arrested four of its leaders.

Tue, 13 May, 2025

France Germany
Merz stresses European unity during first trip as German chancellor to Paris
Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor on Wednesday, urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate their tensions, vowing support for Ukraine and announcing plans to travel to Kyiv soon.

Wed, 07 May, 2025

Germany New Chancellor
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man elected as Germany’s next chancellor?
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Germany New Chancellor
Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor
Friedrich Merz has finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Germany New Chancellor
German parliament to vote again on next chancellor after Merz’s first round loss
German legislators are set to vote on the country’s next chancellor again, hours after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Germany New Chancellor
Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor fails first ballot
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since the Second World War failed in the first round of voting in parliament on Tuesday by six votes, a vote he had been widely expected to win smoothly.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Romania Politics
Romania appoints interim PM after coalition’s defeat in presidential race
Romania’s interim president has appointed a new prime minister a day after Marcel Ciolacu stepped down following the failure of his coalition’s candidate to make the runoff in a rerun of the presidential election.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Bangladesh Politics
Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s return to country adds pressure for elections
Bangladesh’s ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia returned to the country from London on Tuesday after four months of medical treatment, adding to pressure for its interim leaders to hold elections.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Germany New Government
German parliament votes on whether to approve Friedrich Mertz as chancellor
German legislators are set to vote on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s tenth chancellor since the Second World War.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Romania Election
Romanian premier resigns after candidate fails to advance to presidential runoff
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday, a day after the governing coalition’s joint candidate failed to advance to the runoff in the European Union country’s critical presidential election rerun.

Mon, 05 May, 2025

Dáil finally appoints committees after delay due to speaking rights row
Dáil finally appoints committees after delay due to speaking rights row
As the largest opposition party, Sinn Féin will chair the powerful Oireachtas committee on public accounts (PAC) as well as six other important committees 

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Germany New Government
Centre-left party approves German coalition deal
Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor.

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Is he in, or out? Social Democrats need to decide where they stand on Eoin Hayes
Is he in, or out? Social Democrats need to decide where they stand on Eoin Hayes
Though he remains indefinitely suspended, if the Social Democrats are happy to use him in their Dáil calculations, it could be a move towards bringing him back into the fold

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

New Zealand Treaty Law
New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill
New Zealand legislators dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Maori tribes and the British Crown.

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Germany New Government
Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees deal to form new government with rival party
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union party Friedrich Merz has sealed a deal to form a new government with the country’s Social Democrats.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Germany Government
Germany’s conservative and centre-left parties to present new government deal
Conservative and centre-left parties will present a deal to form a new German government on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations. The agreement paves the way for new leadership in Europe’s biggest economy after months of political drift.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Dail confidence motion
Elaine Loughlin: Verona Murphy clings on but further trouble lies ahead
Her perceived ineptitude was perhaps part of the reason why the coalition leaders shied away from providing a full-throated support of the Ceann Comhairle 

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Turkey Politics
Thousands take to streets of Istanbul to protest over mayor’s arrest
Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul on Saturday to how their support for the city’s imprisoned mayor and demand his release.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests
Elif Bayburt, who works for the Etkin News Agency, and Nisa Suda Demirel, from the Evrensel news website, were the latest to be arrested in early morning sweeps that have targeted political activists and trade unionists as well as journalists

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Turkey Politics
Turkey’s president hits out at protesters for ‘sinking the economy’
The party of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has called for a boycott of companies that it says support Mr Erdogan’s government

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Niger Politics
Military junta leader sworn in as president of Niger
Niger’s military junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation’s constitution.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Turkey’s opposition leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor following new protest
The head of Turkey’s main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Tuesday after six nights of massive protests calling for his release.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

APTOPIX Turkey Politics
Turkey detains journalists as protests over Erdogan rival jailing rock country
Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union reported, in what it said was a crackdown amid escalating protests triggered by the imprisonment of the mayor of Istanbul and top rival to President Recep ...

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Protests intensify on second day of questioning for detained Istanbul mayor
Hundreds of supporters have gathered in front of an Istanbul courthouse where detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is undergoing questioning over allegations of corruption and terror links.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Mayor of Istanbul faces police questions on ‘terror’ charges
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu appeared before police for questioning on terror-related charges on Saturday, a day after his interrogation over corruption allegations.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Turkey’s opposition urges peaceful protests over Istanbul mayor’s arrest
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition on Friday renewed a call for supporters to take to the streets for peaceful demonstrations against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for second night over mayor’s arrest
Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor.

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following mayor’s arrest
The authorities are pressing ahead with a crackdown on dissenting voices that escalated with the arrest on Wednesday of the mayor of Istanbul, a potential challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Turkey Politics
Istanbul mayor – a key Erdogan rival – arrested over alleged corruption
Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor – a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Israel Netanyahu
Israeli far-right party says it is returning to Netanyahu’s government
Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir’s party says it is returning to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. His party had left the coalition after Mr Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in January.

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Germany Politics
Germany’s likely next leader seeks approval for huge defence package
Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking legislators to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into defence as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Canada-Carney-Prime-Minister
Ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal ...

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Bosnian prosecutor seeks detention of separatist Serb leaders
Bosnian prosecutor seeks detention of separatist Serb leaders
Bosnian prosecutors have ordered the detention of three top Bosnian Serb officials over a series of separatist actions in recent weeks that have heightened tensions in the Balkan country.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Portugal Politics
Portugal’s minority government loses confidence vote, triggering early election
Portugal’s minority government lost a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday, forcing its resignation and bringing the European Union country’s third general election in three years.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Romania Election
Top Romanian court upholds ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid
A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in the presidential rerun. He won the first round of last year’s race before the same court annulled the election.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Portugal Politics
Portugal’s government set to lose confidence vote, triggering general election
Portugal’s minority government is in danger of collapse as parliament prepares to vote on a confidence motion, with an overwhelming majority of opposition politicians saying they will choose to oust the centre-right administration.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Romania Election
Georgescu to appeal against decision to bar him from Romania’s election rerun
Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu, who was barred from running in the country’s presidential election redo, will appeal against the electoral body’s decision to a top court on Monday.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Germany Election
Germany’s prospective new government fails to win support for plans
Germany’s Greens have said they will not offer vital support for the prospective new government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defence spending and to draw up a huge infrastructure investment fund, as things stand.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Canada Liberal Leadership Election
Ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney to become Canadian PM
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the Liberal Party elected him as its leader.

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Austria Politics
Austria’s new government takes office after five-month wait
Austria’s new government has taken office with Christian Stocker sitting as chancellor at the head of an untried three-party coalition after a five-month wait for a new administration.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, according to newly published register
Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, according to newly published register
The Dáil's register of members' interests, published shows 32 of the 174 TDs declared rental income in the last year

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Populist Romanian politician Calin Georgescu questioned by prosecutors
Populist Romanian politician Calin Georgescu questioned by prosecutors
A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania’s cancelled presidential election last year was stopped in traffic by police and taken for questioning by prosecutors, his communication team said.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye charged with treason
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye charged with treason
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the country’s long-serving leader by force.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

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