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Australian parliamentary delegation set for visit to Taiwan

The MPs are scheduled to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and other senior officials, according to the Weekend Australian.

Brazil election body rejects Bolsonaro's push to quash votes

Election authority declares request of outgoing President Bolsonaro's Liberal Party as "bizarre and illicit" and imposes fine of $4.3 million for bad faith litigation.

Australia PM Morrison's deputy apologises for calling him 'hypocrite, liar'

In a leaked message, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who heads the junior partner in Morrison's coalition government, said last year that he had never trusted Morrison.

Canadians re-elect Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party after tight race

Canada's ruling Liberal Party, led by PM Justin Trudeau, is set to form a minority government after a tight election race, according to Canadian media projections.

Australian government under fire over rampant culture of misogyny

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to stop sidestepping the issue and do more.

South Korean governing party wins parliamentary elections

The governing Democratic Party and a satellite party it created to win proportional representative seats combined to win 180 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly, election officials said with vote-counting nearly complete.

New Slovak government takes office amid coronavirus fight

Prime Minister Igor Matovic and his team were sworn in at a ceremony with participants wearing facial masks as a precaution against coronavirus.

Australia investigates China plot to plant spy in Parliament

Canberra has been trying to neutralise China’s influence by banning foreign political donations and all covert foreign interference in domestic politics.

Canada’s Trudeau names new Cabinet, Freeland is deputy PM

Trudeau expanded his cabinet to a slightly larger 36 members after the Liberals lost 20 seats on October 21.

Canada’s Trudeau will need left to prop up minority government

Prime minister’s Liberal party fell short of commanding a majority in parliament meaning the left-leaning New Democrat Party could prove to be a kingmaker.

Canadians head to the polls, Trudeau hopes to stay in power

Some 27.4 million Canadians are eligible to elect 338 members of parliament after a tense and sometimes bitter election campaign.

Australia's prime minister set to form majority government

Coalition returns to power in a stunning result, after opinion polls and odds-makers tipped the opposition Labor Party to win. The outcome ranks as Australia's biggest election upset since 1993, when Labor prime minister Keating returned to power.