NewsFeed Alabama lawmakers adjourned their special session after protesters entered the State House during demonstrations over redistricting. The unrest follows a US Supreme Court ruling that weakened protections of the Voting Rights Act, fuelling a battle over electoral maps as Republicans push to redraw districts ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Published On 5 May 20265 … Read more
Demonstrators are outraged by reports that lawmakers have been receiving a monthly housing allowance of more than $3,000. Riot police in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, have fired tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse thousands of students protesting against lavish allowances given to members of parliament. The clashes on Monday came after protesters, clad … Read more
BREAKINGBREAKING, Vance Boelter arrested after a two-day manhunt in the US state. The suspect in the assassination of one lawmaker and the attempted assassination of another in Minnesota, the United States has been captured. Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested on Sunday following a two-day manhunt in the Midwestern state, law enforcement officials said. “The face … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred for 21 days. Three days had … Read more
South Korea’s military — agents of terror and violence in the 1970s and ’80s — spent decades scrupulously cleaning up its image to become what many people in the country came to see as a modern and disciplined force. But that image was shattered on Thursday when the general who led a short-lived spasm of … Read more
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jared Golden (D-ME) are hoping to get much-needed help to Ukraine and the U.S. southern border by forcing a vote on a bipartisan foreign aid bill within the next week. The two told CBS News’ Face The Nation they filed the bill for “expedited consideration” so it will make it to … Read more
The F-16 action comes after Turkey’s parliament approved Sweden’s accession into NATO on Tuesday and amid signs Turkey and its fellow NATO ally Greece were repairing ties. The package would be the second major military sale to Turkey that Congress has approved in recent months. In April, Washington signed off on a $259 million package … Read more