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Michael Shifter on Peru's new congress

05:03 In a first, Peruvians voted in a legislative election held separately from a presidential ballot.President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the legislature last year, amid an anti-corru

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Peru's president casts vote in legislative elections

Peru's President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday voted in elections for a new legislature, some five months after he dissolved a Congress that was resisting his anti-corruption reforms. "I just exercised m

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Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou elected first female president of Greece

The Greek parliament on Wednesday elected top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou as president of the Hellenic Republic, the first female head of state of Greece. Since 201

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U.S. Senate passes Republican-proposed resolution guiding Trump impeachment trial

The U.S. Senate on early Wednesday voted to pass the Republican-proposed resolution laying out rules guiding the ongoing impeachment trial against President Donald Trump, after a marathon debate that

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UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer

The British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union but the country’s treasury c

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Beijing adopts regulation on emissions control

Lawmakers in Beijing have voted through a regulation to further control the emissions of automobiles and non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) at the annual session of the

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Russian parliament backs Putin's pick for PM after 'January Revolution'

The Russian parliament overwhelmingly backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister on Thursday after what one daily called a “January revolution

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Russian State Duma approves Mikhail Mishustin for post of PM

The Russian State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, approved Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister at a plenary meeting on Thursday. A total of 383 lawmakers voted in favor of Mishu

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U.S. House votes to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to appoint and authorize managers for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, sending two impeachment articles to the Senate to allow the

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U.S. city bans big companies' "political influence" in local elections

The city of Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington on Monday passed a bill to ban big companies such as Amazon from influencing local elections by making huge "political donations." Seattle City Cou

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Abkhazian Parliament Approves President Khajimba's Resignation Request

Abkhazia's parliament granted the resignation request of President Raul Khajimba, speaker Valery Kvarchia said on Monday."The resignation of Raul Khajimba was approved

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Four Wounded as Seven Mortar Bombs Hit Iraqi Balad Base Hosting US Troops - Reports

The Balad military base was a target of last week's rocket attacks carried out in retaliation for the death of Iranian Quds chief Qasem Soleimani. The attack resulted i

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Tunisian parliament rejects proposed gov't

Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives, or the parliament, rejected on Friday the government proposed by Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli. A total of 134 deputies voted against t

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Security Council re-authorizes cross-border aid mechanism for Syrians

The UN Security Council on Friday re-authorized the cross-border aid mechanism for the Syrian people, which expires at midnight, after heated discussion. The 15-member

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U.S. House passes resolution to rein in Trump's war power against Iran

U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a resolution aiming at restraining President Donald Trump's power to take military actions against Iran without cong

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What is the War Powers Act?

00:59 The U.S. House of Representatives voted to limit the president’s power on military action against Iran.The War Powers Act requires the president get approval from Congress to go

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U.S. House passes measure to limit Trump's ability to wage war on Iran

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to engage in military conflict against Iran, days after he