WARSAW (Parliament Politics Magazine): Two additional Poles have been revealed as victims of phone hacking using Israel’s NSO Group’s infamously potent spyware: an agrarian political leader at odds with Poland government’s right-wing and the co-author of a book about Poland’s secret services
PARIS (Parliament Politics Magazine): Emmanuel Macron has stated that France and Germany are working together to alleviate tensions over the Russia-Ukraine security issue. In case of an assault, he warned, there will be retaliation, and the cost (to Russia) will be quite
PARIS (Parliament Politics Magazine): A new law prohibiting so-called gay conversion therapy has been approved unanimously by MPs in the parliament of France. Any citizen who seeks to modify the gender identity or sexual orientation of LGBT+ individuals will face prison sentences
DAMASCUS (Parliament Politics Magazine): Kurdish forces moved inside a Syrian prison on Wednesday, where Daesh group fighters had been locked up with children for six days, despite international requests for help to stop a jihadist comeback. Last Monday, more than 100 Daesh
DAMASCUS (Parliament Politics Magazine): Jihadist extremists are believed to have held hundreds of children hostage in the beleaguer prison in north-eastern Syria. Around 850 children are being held in Hasaka’s Ghwayran jail, which was overrun by Islamic State (IS) forces on Thursday,
SEOUL (Parliament Politics Magazine): In 2021, South Korea’s economy grew at its strongest rate in 11 years, owing to increases in construction activity and exports, which offset decreases in capital investment and a delayed recovery in the coronavirus-affected service sectors. According to
ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine): An uncommon heavy snowfall over southeast Europe resulted in shutting down the Istanbul airport, and commuters were trapped in their cars around Athens. The snowstorm blanketed swaths of the eastern Mediterranean, triggering outages and traffic chaos. Europe’s busiest
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): In the next months, 350,000 additional NHS dental appointments will be generated in England in accordance with the investment of £50 million made by the government to address the massive backlog caused due to the COVID outage. Despite
ROME (Parliament Politics Magazine): In Italy’s presidential election’s first round of voting, the lawmakers and regional electors cast primarily blank ballots amid a political impasse on Monday. During the first three rounds, a two-thirds majority is needed to win the election. Six
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Boris Johnson is facing fresh pressure after Downing Street confirmed that workers gathered inside No 10 to celebrate his birthday during the first Covid wave when the country was on lockdown. According to ITV News, up to 30
