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Former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed by someone posing as a police officer on Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said were politically motivated shootings. Hortman, a state representative, and her spouse were …
Read More »U.S. lawmakers call for Signal chat probe, as Justice Department appears uninterested
The top Republican and Democrat on a Senate congressional panel have sent a letter to the inspector general at the Department of Defence to formally request an investigation into how top Trump national security officials used Signal to discuss military strikes. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Republican chair of …
Read More »Critics say new bill passed by Iraqi lawmakers opens door to child marriage
Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which …
Read More »Unidentified New Jersey drone reports consume lawmakers at state, federal levels
A U.S. senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey and other parts of the mid-Atlantic region to be “shot down, if necessary,” even as it remains unclear who owns them. “We should be doing some very urgent intelligence analysis and take them out …
Read More »French lawmakers vote to oust Michel Barnier-led government
France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together on Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962. The National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes. A minimum of 288 were needed. …
Read More »North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South Korean lawmakers say
North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency. That estimate is twice the previous figure. Pyongyang had promised to provide a total of about 10,000 troops, whose deployment was expected …
Read More »More than 50 people dead after gunmen attack worshippers at Nigeria church, lawmakers say
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in the city of Owo in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday. Many children were …
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