Tag: Parliament
EU parliament votes to ban meat names for plant-based foods
The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of words like "burger" or "steak" to describe their plant-based variants.The 355-247 majority...
Nepal’s major parties say dissolved parliament must be reinstated
Nepal's major political parties have demanded the country's President Ram Chandra Poudel reinstates the parliament he dissolved following deadly anti-corruption protests.In a statement,...
Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption...
Nepalese Protesters Briefly Storm Parliament Over Social Media Ban
new video loaded: Nepalese Protesters Briefly Storm Parliament Over Social Media BanBy Monika Cvorak•September 8, 2025Protesters, mostly teenagers and young adults, surged toward...
Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts
Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended...
Finnish politician dies in parliament in Helsinki
Tiffany WertheimerBBC NewsReutersPeltonen, who represented the southern region of Uusimaa, was in his first term as a member of parliament, having been elected...
Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre projected to win Parliament seat
Canada's Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to win a crucial by-election in the province of Alberta to secure a new Parliament seat...
Convicted rapist quits Australian parliament after losing bid to stay
An Australian politician and convicted rapist has resigned from parliament moments before he was to be kicked out, after losing a legal challenge...
Convicted rapist fighting to remain in parliament in Australia
An Australian politician convicted of rape is fighting - from his jail cell - to remain a member of the New South Wales...
