Olaf Scholz, the German Finance Minister, may have the best shot at forming a new German government after leading the Social Democratic Party of Germany into a narrow victory in Sunday's parliamentary …
Hong Kong: China limits parliament to ‘patriots’
Changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules will tighten China’s control over the city. The newly passed rules cut the number of directly elected seats in parliament by half and the prospective candidates …
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Netanyahu falls short of majority amid vote count
Current Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to secure enough parliamentary seats to stay in power, according to incomplete results from Tuesday's election. With almost 90% of the votes …
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APT31 Fingered for Cyber-Attack on Finnish Parliament
On Thursday, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service announced that they had determined that the threat actor group APT31 was responsible for a cyber-espionage campaign that targeted the Finnish …
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Finland says hackers accessed MPs’ emails accounts
On Monday, the Finnish Parliament disclosed that it had been the victim of an intrusion in which hackers gained access to email communications between staff and compromised its internal IT system. The …
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Israel Faces Fourth Election in Two Years After Parliament Is Dissolved
Israel will endure its fourth election in just two years following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to pass a new budget, requiring the Parliament to dissolve. The parties that make up Mr. …
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Russian lawmakers consider bill that would give Putin lifelong immunity from prosecution
Russian lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would prohibit the prosecution of current president Vladamir Putin following his eventual retirement. The bill would also grant all former presidents …
Post-election protests put Kyrgyzstan on brink of revolt
The results of the parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan have sparked nation-wide outrage and protests, with demonstrators inciting violence and breaking into government headquarters early Tuesday. …
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Cyber-Attack on Norwegian Parliament
Marianna Andreassen, Norwegian parliament director, has confirmed that the government entity has been targeted by threat actors over the past week, resulting in a number of ministers' email accounts …
Exit polls: Netanyahu short of majority in Israel vote
Exit polls on Israeli TV stations have shown that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party has captured 59 seats in Monday's vote, which is two short of the majority that constitutes a victory. …
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