

World Mar 30

Hungary's parliament has approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic, and setting no end date for them.
By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press
World Jan 06

Sunday saw new chaos in Venezuela’s enduring political and economic disaster. Juan Guaido, leader of parliament and the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, was physically barred from the National Assembly. Maduro supporters then claimed they’d replaced him as the speaker.
By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson
World Dec 17

The U.K.'s new Parliament leans to the right and is decisively pro-Brexit.
By Associated Press
World Oct 29

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that electing a new crop of lawmakers will provide a solution to the deadlock that has stalled the U.K.'s departure from the European Union.
By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press
In our news wrap Tuesday, violence broke out in Baghdad as security forces fired on crowds protesting corruption and a lack of jobs. Officials said one person was killed and some 200 hurt. Also, a mass march in Hong Kong…
Sep 24

By Gregory Katz, Mike Corder, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
The landmark decision, made as the UK is seeking a Brexit deal with the EU, immediately prompted calls for Johnson to quit.
Sep 11

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
The court ruling deepens Britain's political deadlock, with Brexit due in about 50 days.
Sep 10

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press
Parliament is now suspended until Oct. 14, but once its session resumes, most scenarios lead to a cross-party agreement to hold an early election that would test Prime Minister Boris Johnson's popularity.
Sep 04

By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
The House of Commons is confronting Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his insistence that the U.K. leave the EU on Oct. 31 even without a withdrawal agreement…
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