COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka's new president in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, with the backing of the disgraced former leader's party. Official results gave the veteran politician 134 votes, an absolute majority in the...
NEW DELHI, India -- India's parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from the country's marginalised tribal community the favourite for the post. A member of parliament votes to elect the next Indian president at Parliament House in New Delhi on July 18, 2022. -...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Six candidates made it to the next ballot round in the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) after the first round of voting finished on Wednesday. (COMBO) This combination of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power Thursday, having defiantly responded to calls from his loyalists to step down by sacking a minister and former top ally. A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris...
LONDON, United Kingdom – Queen Elizabeth II will miss Tuesday's ceremonial opening of Britain's parliament, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to reinvigorate his faltering government by unveiling its plans for the coming year. In this file photo taken on December 19, 2019 Britain's...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- The UK government on Thursday said the traditional State Opening of Parliament will take place in May, raising questions about whether Queen Elizabeth II will attend. The monarch, who turns 96 next month, lays out her government's legislative programme in a speech from a...
European Parliament (wikipedia/file) The European Parliament became the first legislative body in the world to officially recognize tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a public health strategy when it ratified on February 16, 2022 a special committee report calling for stronger EU action on how to beat...
Malacañang on Monday, Feb. 21, said the issues on human rights in the Philippines raised by the European Union (EU) Parliament are being used by critics of President Duterte to influence the outcome of the upcoming national elections. European Union flags fly outside the European Commission...
The Philippines has condemned the resolution made by the European Parliament on the country's human rights situation, saying it is a "misguided attempt" to interfere in the national electoral process. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Sunday, Feb. 20, the Department of Foreign...
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encouraged Filipino-Canadians to run for public office at the culminating event of the Filipino Heritage Month in July this year, Rechie Valdez readily responded and won a seat at the House of Commons representing the federal district of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Government approval was given Thursday to a controversial plan for a Holocaust museum next to Britain's Houses of Parliament. Government Planning Minister Chris Pincher backed a planning inspector who said the multi-million-dollar scheme for the United Kingdom Holocaust...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia's lower house of parliament convened on Monday for a special session to hear the government's explanation on issues related to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and the current state of emergency declared in the country. The five-day sitting is the first since the...
