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A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the mid-Atlantic region to be “shot down, if necessary,” as lawmakers at all levels of government contend with a rash of reports of unknown craft in the sky. CBC | World News
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French lawmakers vote to oust Michel Barnier-led government
France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together on Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962. CBC | World News
Read More »North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South Korean lawmakers say
North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support the latter’s war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency. The estimate is twice the previous figure. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. lawmakers vote to sanction ICC after prosecutor seeks warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. CBC | World News
Read More »Poland has a near-total abortion ban. Lawmakers have taken 1st steps to possibly lifting it
Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with several bills aimed at reforming the Catholic country’s abortion laws, including two that would lift the near-total ban on abortion that currently exists in the EU country. CBC | World News
Read More »Families of Israeli hostages angrily confront lawmakers in Jerusalem
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Read More »Russian lawmakers approve March election, paving way for a 5th Putin term
Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country’s 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. CBC | World News
Read More »Russian lawmakers unanimously vote to de-ratify the nuclear test treaty. Here’s what that means
Russia wants to revoke its ratification of a nuclear treaty that bans all nuclear explosions. It says it’s doing it to mirror the U.S. position. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump set to declare national emergency, lawmakers plan sweeping COVID-19 aid package
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to multiple U.S. media reports, as lawmakers negotiate over a comprehensive aid package. CBC | World News
Read More »Mike Pompeo pressed by U.S. lawmakers on coronavirus response, killing of Iran’s Soleimani
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration’s response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani. CBC | World News
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