BUENOS AIRES (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The vice-president of Argentina narrowly escaped being shot dead when the gunman’s gun jammed as he was aiming at her. Video captures the moment Cristina Fernández de Kirchner came face to face with the loaded weapon
COLOMBO (Parliament Politics Magazine) – To aid the nation in overcoming its greatest economic crisis since becoming independent from Britain in 1948, Sri Lanka has received a preliminary loan offer from the International Monetary Fund of $2.9 billion (£2.5 billion). The money
NEW DELHI (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In a heated exchange of words sparked by a Chinese military ship docking in a contentious Sri Lankan port, India has accused China of “militarising the Taiwan Strait”. The accusation, which the Indian high commission in
BANGKOK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has been suspended from official duty by the top court of Thailand while a legal challenge to his term limit is being considered. In a lawsuit, the opposition parties claim that Mr. Prayuth,
BEIJING (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – A Shanghai court has convicted Xiao Jianhua, a Chinese-Canadian billionaire who was at the centre of an alleged kidnapping case in Hong Kong in 2017, to 13 years in prison and fined his company a record
TOKYO (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As a result of a shift in young people’s attitudes that led to a decline in tax revenues, the government of Japan has established a national competition seeking suggestions for ways to encourage people to drink more
TAIPEI CITY (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chinese state media reports Chinese military exercises around the main island of Taiwan have begun. State-run television station CCTV reported at noon local time: The People’s Liberation Army is carrying out a significant military training exercise
PYONGYANG (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, has stated that his country is prepared to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent. Speaking at an anniversary of the Korean War, Mr. Kim also said that the nation was totally
MANILA (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the northern Philippines, a powerful earthquake caused the death of at least two people and about a dozen of injuries. The earthquake also caused small landslides, wrecked churches and buildings, and frightened many in the capital
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After the execution of four pro-democracy activists by the military junta, the US has pushed China to exert further pressure on Myanmar. Ned Price, a spokesman for the State Department, asserted that China had the most potential
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – During a visit to the Indo-Pacific, including a stop in Indonesia, the top military official of the United States stated that the Chinese military has grown substantially more dangerous and aggressive over the previous five years. The
TUNIS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Voting to approve the new constitution proposed by President Kais Saied has started among Tunisians. However, based on the number of voters in abroad polling places, low turnout is predicted. Exact one year after Saied suspended parliament
