Canada parliament backs Trudeau on emergency powers - BBC News

Canada's Parliament has backed the government's decision to impose emergency powers to deal with weeks-long protest blockades against Covid restrictions.

Tunisia: President issues decree to create new judicial watchdog | Al Jazeera

Tunisia’s president has issued a decree establishing a new provisional Supreme Judiciary Council, effectively replacing the body he abolished and granting himself additional powers to control the country’s top judicial organisation.

Knesset gives power to PM to declare war with single vote backing

The Israeli parliament has voted in favour of granting Israel's prime minister the power to declare war, solely with the approval of the defence minister.

Moldovan constitutional court suspends president's powers

Moldovan President Igor Dodon has had his powers suspended for refusing to appoint seven ministerial nominees in late December. The pro-Russian president has repeatedly clashed with Moldova's pro-European government.

Le Pen: ‘I’ll put an end to Brussels superpower’

Should Marine Le Pen win a chance to enter the Elysée Palace, her first official trip would be not to Washington, but to the EU headquarters, to signal that Brussels’ superpower has finally come to an end, France's far-right presidential candidate said.

South Korea: Park supporters joust with protesters

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye clashed with anti-Park protesters as large crowds of demonstrators again gathered in Seoul to demand the leader's immediate ouster.

South Korean parliament approves president's impeachment

The South Korean parliament Friday approved the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, implicated in the "Korean Rasputin" scandal, with more than two-thirds of the votes cast in favor of impeachment.

Yemen president rejects UN peace proposal as Saudi strikes kill 17 civilians

Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Saturday rejected a peace proposal submitted by UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed aimed at ending the war in his impoverished country, a presidency source told AFP.

Iran's election concludes after 5 deadline extensions. The final results for the two elections are expected to be announced in a week.

Polling in Iran's first post-sanctions parliamentary elections concluded on Friday after five voting extensions due to high public turnout.

Two key elections kick off in Iran

Elections for Iran's parliament (Majlis) and Assembly of Experts kicked off at 8 a.m. local time (0430 GMT) on Friday.

Maduro Granted Power to Rule by Decree

Venezuela's parliament granted President Nicolas Maduro new powers Sunday, enabling him to legislate by decree until the end of the year. He says parliament's action Sunday allows him to defend the country from threats from the U.S. government.

Maduro seeks more powers to confront US 'aggression'

President Nicolas Maduro has sought special decree powers from Venezuela's parliament in response to new US sanctions, sparking alarm among critics of his socialist administration.

Senate Democrats back new use of force agreement against ISIS (without US ground troops)

Democrats on a Senate panel on Thursday unanimously supported a new authorization for military force against Islamic State jihadists without US ground troops, signaling their willingness to tie President Barack Obama's hands on war policy.

Kerry Calls for New Three-year War Powers to Fight ISIL

US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged lawmakers to adopt a new legal authorization to underpin military action against ISIL militants for at least three years....

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ welcome address at the Association of Diplomatic Personnel event on “200 years since the founding of the Society of Friends”

 Hellenic MFA, Tuesday, 25 November 2014:

E. VENIZELOS: I want to congratulate the new board of the Association of Diplomatic Personnel on the initiatives it is undertaking, and I am pleased that these public events are starting with today’s, which is dedicated to the Society of Friends (Filiki Eteria); that is, in reality, to the foundations of the War of Independence of the modern Greek State.

UK parties argue over Scot vote fall-out

Britain's main political parties squabbled on Sunday over how to deliver reform after Scotland voted "No" to independence, after Prime Minister David Cameron insisted any new powers for the Scots must see similar autonomy for the English.

The united front of the referendum campaign - when the three national parties promised greater devolution for Scots if they stayed in the United Kingdom - is cracking over concerns of the wider implications.

Former British PM, Gordon Brown, vows to keep pre-Scottish referendum promises

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday pledged that more powers will be delivered to Scotland after a majority voted "No" in the September 18 Scottish independence referendum.

It was time to move from the "battleground to the common ground," said Brown at Dalgety Bay, Fife in southeast Scotland, noting that "We will lock in today the promises that we have made."