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Croatian Opposition Welcomes Milanović-Plenković Meeting on Security
Politicsjutarnji-list23d ago

Croatian Opposition Welcomes Milanović-Plenković Meeting on Security

Croatian opposition lawmakers have expressed approval for an upcoming meeting between President Milanović and Prime Minister Plenković for a National Security Council session, emphasizing the importance of their discussion on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, regardless of the exact timing.

Treasury takes flak for luxury jet purchase
PoliticsDawn1mo ago

Treasury takes flak for luxury jet purchase

LAHORE: A stormy sitting of the Punjab Assembly saw exchange of heated arguments over the Punjab government’s purchase of a new “luxury” aircraft, arrests of opposition lawmakers and a flurry of legislative reforms tabled in the House. The controversy over the provincial government’s newly acquired aircraft took centre stage as Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Shazia Abid questioned whether the Rs11 billion plane would be available for official visits to south Punjab. Punjab Information Mini...

Opposition Intensifies Against India's Transgender Rights Bill
Culturehindustan-timesindian-expressndtv20d ago3 sources

Opposition Intensifies Against India's Transgender Rights Bill

Lawmakers, activists, and members of India's queer community are protesting and organizing gatherings to demand the recall of the controversial Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, accusing the government of trying to snatch rights.

Technologyhelsinki-times28d ago

Rydman defends care tech reform, signals NGO cuts in Yle interview

Finland’s Social Affairs and Health Minister Wille Rydman has defended a controversial government proposal on digital technology in elder care while signalling further reductions in funding for social and health organisations, prompting criticism from opposition lawmakers. Speaking on Yle’s Ykkösaamu programme, Rydman rejected claims that the government plans to replace care workers with technology in residential elder care facilities. The proposal would allow staffing requirements in round...

Taiwan may see US arms deals fall through for first time because of legislative deadlock
PoliticsSCMP1mo ago

Taiwan may see US arms deals fall through for first time because of legislative deadlock

Taiwan is at risk of missing out on three US-approved weapons packages for the first time because of delays to a stalled NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence budget in the legislature. The unprecedented situation has prompted Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung to urge opposition lawmakers to give the budget emergency authorisation ahead of a March 15 deadline, when letters of offer and acceptance for three arms deals will expire. If the deals – to buy M109A7 self-propelled...

Reps pass Electoral Amendment Act Bill amidst rowdy session
PoliticsPremium Times1mo ago

Reps pass Electoral Amendment Act Bill amidst rowdy session

Amid the rowdiness, the opposition lawmakers, out of frustration, staged a walkout of the chamber in protest, chanting “APC, Ole.” The post Reps pass Electoral Amendment Act Bill amidst rowdy session appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.