MADRID — Spain’s Socialist party on Friday wrapped up deals with a bunch of small parties to ensure acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has enough parliamentary support to be reelected, possibly next week. The accords follow weeks of intense negotiations and highlighted the Socialists’ ability to reach agreements with parties across the country despite having … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to tame inflation and boost economic growth at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday. King Charles III will read out a speech, written by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government, outlining its legislative plans for … Read more
Panama’s president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions ByThe Associated Press November 3, 2023, 9:16 PM A woman holds a banner with a message sthat read in Spanish: “I love Panama, Not mining”, during a protest against a mining contract between the Panamanian government and the Canadian mining company First … Read more
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Democratic lawmakers blocked left-wing Socialists of Prime Minister Edi Rama from taking their seats and stacked chairs on top of each other in the … Read more
The Biden administration announced the details of a long-awaited Executive Order on AI today, ahead of an international summit on AI safety being held in the UK. But as with all such orders, what the President can dictate without legislative support is limited, as numerous experts and stakeholders emphasized in response. The order comes as … Read more
Prosecutors say a lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was recently elected to the state legislature in Bavaria has been arrested ByThe Associated Press October 30, 2023, 5:51 AM BERLIN — A lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was recently elected to the state legislature in Bavaria was arrested … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday vetoed the core aspects of a bill passed by Congress that threatened to undo protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights. The bill proposed to enshrine a legal theory that argues the date Brazil’s Constitution was promulgated — Oct. 5, 1988 — should … Read more
A new animal welfare law in Spain outlaws the use of animals for recreational activities that cause them pain and suffering but allows bullfights and hunting with dogs ByThe Associated Press September 29, 2023, 5:45 AM FILE – An El Tajo ranch fighting bull is pulled out of the ring after being killed by a … Read more
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died at age 90, her office confirmed Friday. Feinstein, a Democrat, was the oldest member of the Senate, where she served since 1992. She held her seat in the chamber longer than any other woman, and any senator from California. She passed away Thursday night at her home in Washington, … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption. The hearing is … Read more