South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he ...
Singapore Opposition Leader Gets Guilty Verdict but Can Run in Election
Pritam Singh, a member of Parliament and the head of the main opposition party, the Worker’s Party, was convicted on two ...
The Diplomat1d
Singaporean Court Convicts Opposition Leader of Lying to Parliamentary Committee
The verdict against Pritam Singh, the leader of the Workers’ Party, could taint the party’s image ahead of the upcoming ...
Pacific news in brief for 18 February
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea murders, Nauru deportations, and more.
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Survey: 51% of voters want an administration not led by LDP
The approval rating of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet ... unreported political funding within the LDP’s parliamentary group in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly. Sixty-four percent ...
BBC6d
Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group ... week Thai Prime Minister ...
The Globe and Mail6d
Novel legal challenge seeks to force MPs back to work after Prime Minister prorogued Parliament until late March
The Federal Court on Thursday and Friday will hear a novel legal challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament, as opponents argue the move deprived MPs of the ...
朝日新聞社6d
Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections
BANGKOK--Thailand’s Constitutional Court cleared the way Wednesday for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister more than three months after national elections by declining to rule on a ...
France 243d
Accused of lying to parliament, French PM Bayrou vows to probe Catholic school sex abuse
Bayrou has been accused of lying to parliament for denying he knew of the long-running accusations, including while he was a local official and as education minister. France's prime minister ...
Reuters6d
Explainer: How will Canada's next prime minister be chosen?
The new Prime Minister could call an election any time after March 9. An election could also be triggered in late March, when a vote of no confidence in the government is expected in Parliament.
Yahoo News Canada4d
Liberals will soon pick the next prime minister. Here's what candidates are promising
In just under a month, Liberal Party members will choose their next leader, who will automatically become Canada's next prime minister. At least until the next election. Candidates vying to replace ...
London Evening Standard6d
PM: We’ll close loophole that allowed Palestinian family to use Ukraine scheme
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (House of Commons/UK Parliament) PA Wire They applied for entry to the UK using the Ukraine ...