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'Very serious' corruption scandal rattles European Parliament – BBC News
Allegations Qatar bribed EU officials to try to win influence are of the “utmost concern”, European Commission President Ursula von de Leyen has said. Belgian police have arrested four people, among them European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili. The four have been charged with corruption and money-laundering. Qatar has denied wrongdoing. No suspects have been publicly named, but Eva Kaili is understood to be among those…
Politician slaps a woman MP in Senegal parliament, sparking brawl
In Senegal, gender-based violence is in the spotlight after a recent brawl in parliament in which a female member of Parliament was slapped and kicked by another politician. The fight broke out while a global activism campaign to end violence against women was underway. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Hark has more from Dakar, Senegal. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…
Australia parliament rape retrial abandoned– BBC News
The case against Bruce Lehrmann, a former political adviser accused of raping a colleague inside Australia’s Parliament House, has been dropped. The 27-year-old, denies sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on a minister’s sofa after a night out in 2019. He maintains no sex took place. Mr Lehrmann’s trial collapsed in October because of jury misconduct. The ongoing risk to Ms Higgins’s mental health means a retrial…
LATEST UPDATES: Russian parliament approves Ukrainian lands annexation
Upper house of Russia’s parliament ratifies claimed annexation of Eastern Ukrainian regions. Moscow claims regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia after separatist-held referendums. Ukraine, Western countries and the United Nations have condemned claimed annexation. Russia vetoed UN resolution that would have declared the referendums invalid. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/…
King Charles III addresses Parliament for first time – BBC News
King Charles III promised to follow the late Queen’s “selfless duty” in his first address to both Houses of Parliament as monarch. The King said Parliament was the “living and breathing instrument of our democracy” as he spoke in front of 900 MPs and peers at Westminster Hall. It followed condolences from speakers of the House of Commons and Lords. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
UK leader Truss tackles key issues in first parliament appearance
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has ruled out a windfall tax on oil companies to pay for her plans to tackle the energy crisis. Speaking during her first session of prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Truss rebuffed opposition calls for a new windfall tax, even as she refrained from explaining how she would fund a plan meant to help the…
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