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Taiwan finalises delegation members for Trump's Presidential inauguration
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The group includes DPP lawmakers Wang Ting-yu and Chen Kuan-ting; KMT lawmakers Lee Yen-hsiu and Ke Ruchun; and TPP Legislator Chen Gau-tzu.
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Taiwan: DPP lawmaker proposes tougher rules to tackle TikTok deepfakes
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
DPP lawmaker Lin Dai-hua has proposed amending Taiwan's Anti-Infiltration Act to tighten regulations on foreign platforms like TikTok after deepfake videos targeting DPP politicians surfaced. Lin's proposal suggests mandating foreign platforms to establish offices in Taiwan to ensure complia
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Taiwan's Constitutional Court in crisis, justice nominees rejected by lawm
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The seven justice nominees proposed by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to fill vacancies in Taiwan's Constitutional Court were all rejected by lawmakers on Tuesday, an expected outcome that could paralyse the court in the near future, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
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South Korea's opposition party vows to introduce impeachment motion agains
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
DP spokesperson Yun Jong-kun said that the party's lawmakers unanimously adopted the decision and the motion will be reported to a plenary parliamentary session on Thursday.
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Pakistan: PPP lawmakers stage walkout from National Assembly over absence
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Law, Azam Nazeer Tarar, was the only minister present in the lower house presided over by Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa when the National Assembly session resumed on Thursday.
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US lawmakers urge Biden to stop sending military aid to Israel
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, the Congress members called on Washington to uphold its own laws that restrict military aid to countries that commit war crimes and block US-backed humanitarian assistance, as per Al Jazeera.
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US lawmakers propose bills targeting China's role in fentanyl crisis
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers proposed three bills on Tuesday designed to address China's involvement in the US fentanyl crisis. The proposed legislation includes the creation of a US task force to combat narcotics trafficking and provisions that would enable sanctions against Chinese e
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China denies existence of Taiwan's defence ministry
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
China's Foreign Ministry denied the existence of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) following the arrival of US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks in Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stated, "There is no such thing as the 'Ministry of National Defence' in Taiwan," while u
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote triggering snap electi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Only 207 lawmakers voted in Scholz's support in the 733-member lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 members voted against him and 116 abstained. That left him far short of the majority of 367 needed to sustain in power.
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US lawmakers demand to scrap China science agreement renewal deal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee of Chinese Communist Party (SCCP) and his colleagues have strongly criticised Joe Biden administration's decision to extend the US-People's Republic of China (PRC) Science and Technology Agreement (STA) for another five years.
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Amid Parliament's Debate on Constitution, NewsX and Legally Speaking organ
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14: Legally Speaking, India's foremost televised legal platform, successfully hosted the Third Law & Constitution Dialogue 2024 today on December 13, 2024. Marking 75 years of the Indian Constitution, this landmark event brought together prominent legal expert
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Paraguayan President: No 'Heart and Soul' to relations without Embassy in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Visiting Paraguayan President Santiago Pena received a standing ovation at the Knesset, telling lawmakers on Wednesday he fully supported Israel's war against Hamas and insisted that opening an embassy in Jerusalem was vital to bilateral ties.
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