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UK ambassador summoned to Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry after UK lawmaker ca
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Nur Sultan [Kazakhstan], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Nur-Sultan Kathy Leach has been summoned to the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry for clarification of the statement made by UK lawmaker Margaret Hodge, calling on sanctions against Kazakhstan amid rising tensions
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US lawmakers slam Biden administration's decision to shut Chinese espionag
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Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): A number of US lawmakers have slammed the Biden administration's decision to close the Trump-era China Initiative, which had aimed to combat the national security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party.
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Ukrainian lawmakers vote to increase defense expenditures to USD 1.3 bn in
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Kiev [Ukraine], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian Parliament approved on Wednesday a plan to increase the country's defense budget for 2022 by $314 million to $1.3 billion, in a session broadcast by parliamentary television.
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Ukraine's lawmakers propose 10-year sanctions on Russian officials for Don
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Kiev [Ukraine], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian parliament adopted on Wednesday a resolution proposing the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to sanction Russian officials for 10 years over the recognition of the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics.
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Ukrainian Interior Minister Comes Under Fire in Donbas - Advisor
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Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik) Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky came under fire in southeastern Ukraine (Donbas) alongside Ukrainian lawmakers and foreign journalists during their visit to the frontlines on Saturday, Interior Minister's Advisor Anton Gerashchenko sai
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China backs Myanmar's military regime, sidelines democratic National Unity
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Beijing [China] February 17 (ANI): China backs Myanmar's military regime while also keeping in touch with National Unity Government (NUG), a pro-democracy group set up by previously elected and now-ousted lawmakers, said a media report.
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Impeachment motion filed against Nepal's Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher
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Kathmandu [Nepal], February 13 (ANI): An impeachment motion has been tabled at the Parliament Secretariat on Sunday against beleaguered Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana by lawmakers from the ruling alliance.
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Publicize report on border issue with China at earliest: Nepal Province As
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Surkhet [Nepal], February 10 (ANI): An opposition party lawmaker from Karnali Province has demanded Nepal's federal Government publicize a report on the border issue with China at the earliest during a parliament session here on Wednesday.
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US Congressmen urge Biden to take cognitive test after he offended reporte
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Washington [US], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of US lawmakers led by Congressman Ronny Jackson on Wednesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden, his physician and chief medical adviser urging them that Biden immediately undergo a cognitive test after a number of incidents including pub
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SC to list for hearing plea to debar convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting e
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New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list the matter for hearing a plea seeking the establishment of special courts to try criminal cases against lawmakers and to debar those convicted MPs, MLAs from contesting elections for life.
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US lawmakers urge Biden Administration to partner with India for global va
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Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): US lawmakers are putting sustained pressure on President Joe Biden administration to ensure global supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, following outreach by India.
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Lawmakers in US propose bipartisan probe of origins of coronavirus
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Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A proposal is being circulated by the two senior members of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to create a 12-member commission of private citizens with broad authority to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 and how the US
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