December 5, 2023
A UK Conservative MP has sparked a bid to strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their Duke and Duchess titles after a royal racism row. Tory MP Bob Seely is making a push to change the law. It comes after the Dutch version of Omid Scobie’s book ‘Endgame’ named King Charles III and Princess
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Apple’s cyber security executives from the US are expected to meet officials of CERT-In this month regarding the show cause notice issued to the company in the wake of several opposition MPs receiving a warning notification on their iPhones. Last month, several opposition leaders claimed they have received an alert from Apple warning them of
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“Lithuanian culture, mentality [and] traditions… are sufficient to prevent such tragic events from happening,” one Conservative lawmaker told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT Politicians in Lithuania want to widen access to automatic firearms, claiming it would make the country safer, though others warn the changes could bring new dangers. Two conservative MPs have put forward a bill amending
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jeremy Hunt has been warned by senior Conservative MPs not to create space for tax cuts by announcing “perverse” real-terms reductions to the benefits paid to the poorest in society. The UK chancellor is under
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Australian-Jewish communities have slammed several Teal MPs for giving “overt support” for Palestine after the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, says Sky News host Rowan Dean. According to Mr Dean, the principal of a Melbourne Jewish school wrote a “blistering letter” to Independent Kooyong MP Monique Ryan. The principal’s letter accused Ms Ryan
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As a result, the ruling Zanu-PF party could gain the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution of Zimbabwe. A court rejected on Saturday, 4 November the appeal by 14 opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe claiming an impostor posing as a party official had them disqualified by parliament. By-elections are due to take place on 7 December
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The explosion in defence spending illustrates Moscow’s determination to continue its assault on Ukraine despite the significant human and economic cost. ADVERTISEMENT Russian lawmakers backed a record increase in military spending to fund Moscow’s offensive on Ukraine, in a first reading of the bill Thursday. Defence spending will account for almost a third of all
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CCC leader Nelson Chamisa asked the speaker to disregard the message because Tshabangu was not a CCC member. Fifteen opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe have lost their seats in Kafkaesque fashion after what they say is an impostor posing as a party official recalled them — and parliament went along with it. The move has paved
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Iran’s ruling conservatives have argued that relaxing the rules would rupture ‘social norms’. Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to 10 years’ prison under a bill passed on Wednesday. The push to step up penalties comes a year after a wave of protests
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Modi has stressed in public speeches the need for India to abandon traces of a ‘colonial mindset’. Indian lawmakers walked to the country’s new parliament on Tuesday to symbolise the legislature’s departure from its former home in chambers built during British rule. The triangular building that will now seat nearly 800 representatives from across India
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