| 单词 | democratically |
| 例句 | It promotes a return to the democratically elected political systems of the past. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was a democratically elected leader, and a progressive. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I told the crowd that we one day would occupy these buildings as the first democratically elected government of South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethiopia is consumed in a civil war as its Tigray ethnic minority, formerly in control, moves against a democratically elected government that has been taking its own brutal measures. Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers’s ‘Red’ Duet, and 14 More New Songs 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z And those rules are usually not democratically arrived at. One upside to the divorce I didn’t want 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z That’s because the idea of excellence, and the fundamental view of the arts held by Kennedy himself, are a bit of an embarrassment in today’s democratically minded Johnsonian age of American arts. Perspective | John F. Kennedy became a hero to American art lovers — but he wasn’t one himself 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The name of the game is preemption: banning, with a piece of legislation at the state level, cities and counties from democratically enacting soda taxes. West Coast soda wars threaten to engulf the nation 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Despite the popular perception of Ms. Hadid as a stand-alone design force, even a diva, she ran an open office where, according to Mr. Pauwels, ideas flowed democratically rather than hierarchically. Building Zaha Hadid’s Bold Afterlife 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Therein lies another issue our representatives seriously need to learn more about: how to democratically invest in society and public goods. From astrology to tax policy, tween girls contain multitudes on “The Baby-Sitters Club” 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z His own involvement with protest began as a teenager when, in 1953, Iran’s democratically elected premier, Mohammed Mossadegh, was ousted by a coup that cemented the power of the shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Fraught and Fabulous: Art That Shows a Passion for Democracy 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Most people will agree that we should democratically control the wealth that we create with our labour. Boots Riley: ‘In film, the more personal you get, the more universal you get’ 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z It was April, 2014, less than a year after Mohammed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected President, had been removed from office by a military coup. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s not as if only socialists eager to see management oppress the worker buy movie tickets to see “Elysium,” while the more democratically minded prefer to stay home and watch “The Leftovers.” The Social Split Between TV and Movie Dystopias 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z At the time of our conversation, West Bengal, the state of which Calcutta is the capital, had had 28 years of Left Front rule: already a world record for a democratically elected communist government. Amit Chaudhuri: my new perspective on Calcutta 2013-02-02T07:01:14Z The results should be seen in somewhat the same democratically pedagogic spirit as his hero Leonard Bernstein’s televised lectures. The Greatest Composers Ever 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Day-to-day operations were handled democratically by the entire crew. Is piracy a radical force? 2012-09-03T14:30:00Z While I agree wholeheartedly, I also enjoy imagining this vote, conducted by scientists at the Royal Geographic Society of London, democratically including all living species. Picture Books for the Wild at Heart 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The personal choices of the rich do not closely match the spending choices of democratically elected governments. How philanthropy benefits the super-rich 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Only when we create more democratically designed theatres will we share the same experience and erode the detested notion of critical privilege. Michael Billington on the best seats in the house 2010-10-27T22:30:00Z Havel was his country's first democratically elected president after the nonviolent "Velvet Revolution" that ended four decades of repression by a regime he ridiculed as "Absurdistan." Vaclav Havel dead at 75 2011-12-18T11:49:00Z "This was a judgment of policy that democratically accountable branches of this government made by their best lights, and I would encourage this court to respect that judgment," he said. Entire healthcare law may be in jeopardy 2012-03-29T00:35:00Z “When it comes to democratically elected members of Congress, we’ve focused on facilitating the conversation and building a stage that really enhances, I think, the civic life of this country.” A Ronald Reagan celebration raises the question: What does he mean now? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A right-wing coup, led by Francisco Franco and backed by Hitler and Mussolini, toppled a democratically elected government. Review: Adam Hochschild’s ‘Spain in Our Hearts,’ About a Strangely Literary Conflict 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Is its democratically elected president actually a president? A foodie’s stinky-tofu tutorial in Taiwan 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The members would decide democratically on rules of behavior and a system for enforcing them. Schools don’t have to fail: Here’s how we fix education 2013-09-07T18:00:00Z "In an age where people watch television more democratically, it seems entirely appropriate." Graham Norton 2011-07-24T18:30:01Z Lévesque despised the violence of the underground, but was undeterred in his commitment to pursue national sovereignty democratically, ultimately through a referendum. Leonard Cohen's Montreal 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z The decision was based on a unanimous vote by members of the orchestra, which is run democratically. Vienna Philharmonic to Invest Nilsson Prize Money in Archive 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z “It tends to happen at the hands of democratically elected leaders,” says Blair. Trump’s presidency has prompted a new, nationwide college course on why democracies collapse 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Both the violin and piano lines were, for the most part, democratically divided here among the strings. Superb program shows off virtuosic technique 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The floor of the lobby, democratically detailed to match the cement sidewalk outside, swoops in a continuous curve to become a wall, all the way up to rooftop skylights. Zaha Hadid Was Just Getting Started 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z They fought to protect democracy for future generations, but when those generations took them up on the offer by democratically helping themselves to whatever was on offer, it didn’t go over very well. “Mad Men”: Joan did the right thing 2012-05-29T22:12:00Z What we get instead is an endless series of historical anecdotes about a heterogeneous collection of bad leaders ranging from democratically elected nationalists like Modi to genocidal fanatics like Hitler. Authoritarians From Mussolini to Trump 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z A voting system means only the best survive, with less amusing clips democratically dispatched to the dumper. Internet picks of the week 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z Today, we don’t often use the word “civilization”— we prefer to talk, more democratically, in terms of culture—but we’re still conflicted. The Meaning of “Culture” 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z As a member of a dance group – 10 women, democratically run – I know full well how hard it is to agree on anything. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – the full transcript 2012-10-11T09:18:54Z That same date in 1973, Pinochet, ably aided and abetted by the CIA, put paid to the democratically elected government in Chile. Readers recommend: songs about hands – results 2013-01-03T15:38:47Z They named him after Samora Machel, who led the Mozambique rebel army to victory against Portuguese colonizers and became the country’s first democratically elected president. Say you want a transformation? Composer Samora Pinderhughes searches for uncompromising unity through music 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z There is therefore a strong argument that the money donated by philanthropists might be put to better use if it were collected as taxes and spent according to the priorities of a democratically elected government. How philanthropy benefits the super-rich 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z After all, Farage has for some years now been the MEP for the Southeast of England, which means that he sits in a democratically elected assembly the legitimacy of which he utterly denies. Will Self walks through Britain's flag-waving heartlands 2013-03-07T11:31:01Z Sleep is supposedly a great equalizer — “th’indifferent judge between the high and low,” as the Elizabethan poet Philip Sidney once wrote — but Reiss makes it achingly clear that sleep is anything but democratically distributed. ‘Wild Nights’ Offers a History of Sleep (and Sleeplessness) 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Less well known are the 2,800 American men and women who defied U.S. policy and risked their lives to defend Spain's democratically elected government. 'Spain in Our Hearts' tells the American story of the Spanish civil war 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z They are built on three turning points in recent Iranian history: the U.S.-backed coup that ousted Iran’s first democratically elected government, in 1953; the 1979 revolution; and the 2009 Green Movement uprising. Two Iranian Artists and the Revolution 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Mr Mandela, who spent 27 years in jail for fighting white minority rule, was freed in 1990 and became South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994. Times Square film honour for Mandela 2013-04-23T08:40:57Z But TV Centre itself was every bit as exciting as I'd hoped it would be when I first saw Norris McWhirter's democratically provocative conga line weave through its concrete columns. Farewell, BBC TV Centre. You were Britain's very own Disneyland 2013-03-31T00:05:37Z In other accounts, Saigon and its partner in Washington valiantly defend a flawed but democratically minded South Vietnam from Communist forces determined to subject it to Stalinist tyranny. The Disaster That Was the Vietnam War 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z What resulted is an object lesson in urban design and a landmark of modern art and architecture, a development ingeniously, democratically woven into the fabric of the street grid. Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Plus, vegetables to accompany all that meat and beef: a properly thought-provoking investigation of the morals of surveillance and the ethics of vigilantism in a democratically accountable society. Critics assemble: our writers pick their favorite superhero films 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Iraqi intellectuals say they will tolerate none of the same kinds of limitations from the country's new, democratically elected government. Iraq aims to revive movie-going stifled by Saddam, war 2011-04-28T10:22:37Z President Stevens sincerely wrestles with the crisis, but his cabinet and generals prove to be devious enforcers of a status quo that preceded the nation’s democratically elected leader. Burt Lancaster in ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming’ 2012-10-20T23:03:01Z At the very least, the future of Great Britain is not in question, unless it fragments by peaceful, democratically agreed devolution. Ian McEwan on winning the Jerusalem prize 2011-02-24T11:30:36Z “I can’t think of any other director who is so instinctively and democratically interested in everybody he shows you,” Kael wrote. Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The film culminates with Mandela's inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa after he urged his countrymen to reject violence following his release from prison. Idris Elba mines Mandela's 'commanding presence' in biopic role 2013-11-26T21:49:48Z Pakistan's first democratically elected president, he was executed during a military coup in the late 1970s. 'Bhutto': A fascinating documentary about the late Pakistani leader 2011-03-03T21:01:04Z Later, over dinner, a friend asked him what he had been doing all day and he replied, "Well, I've been photographing democratically." Writing and photography ? is a picture really worth a thousand words? 2010-08-04T05:00:00Z I think that the people should democratically control the wealth that we create with our labour. Boots Riley: ‘In film, the more personal you get, the more universal you get’ 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Her goal is to free herself from the “famous and canonical” and “sample, more democratically, the actual ground of literature.” Smith Henderson’s ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ and More 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Whitney stops short of implicating The Paris Review in the overthrow of the democratically elected President Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran, the ouster of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala and other American actions. ArtsBeat: Salon Article Rekindles Debate about Paris Review and C.I.A. 2012-05-29T18:13:10Z “Jorge Ramos was doing HIS JOB as a journalist at a press conference in which he appeared freely and democratically, representing one of the most important Latin television networks in the world,” Martin wrote. Ricky Martin Says Donald Trump 'Makes My Blood Boil' 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z We want leaders democratically elected, Not compelled to dance like puppets on a string. Style Invitational Week 1361: 2020 vision: The year in preview 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Sekimachi's work talks richly with the work of others, and not just fiber artists, another reason to dissolve those hierarchical barriers and embrace instead a more democratically diverse art history. What to see in L.A. galleries: Betye Saar, Tom Knechtel, Kay Sekimachi 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Whether democratically elected politicians who need your vote or pop stars who need you to open your wallet, most everyone at her rarefied level lives, to some degree, by consent of the governed. Netflix’s 'The Crown' Makes the Most of an Unknowable Queen 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “At the heart of the fantasy,” Giridharadas said, “is the idea that the world is best changed privately, on high, from the rich and powerful, not democratically, through political reform.” Perspective | No, billionaires won’t save us. That’s a myth that links Zuckerberg and Trump. 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Coriolanus Snow, The Hunger Games Donald Sutherland President Snow exists outside of the two-party system, and may not even have been elected democratically. Vote your cast: who is the greatest fictional US president? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z And now democratically governed nation-states like the United States are failing in the most basic ways. Review | America’s libraries are essential now — and this beautifully renovated one in Washington gives us hope 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The German Luftwaffe's Condor Legion did the bombing at the request of General Francisco Franco, who led a military rebellion against 's democratically elected government. Guernica at 75: symbol of art's triumph over war 2012-07-19T19:20:00Z Last week, the government placed the democratically elected leaders of Kashmir under house arrest, blocked all communications and repealed the state’s semiautonomous status enshrined in the Constitution since 1949. Arundhati Roy — beloved for her fiction, derided for her politics — won’t be silenced 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z “You can’t just remove a President who won the popular vote democratically.” Why Brazil’s Greatest Writer Stopped Writing 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z In his closing argument, Verrilli urged the justices to defer to the choices made “by the democratically accountable branches of government.” Justices signal trouble for healthcare law 2012-03-27T17:10:00Z From that day until a democratically elected government came into power in 1990, an estimated 3,000 Chilean citizens were disappeared and another 40,000 were imprisoned or tortured or both, according to Amnesty International. What the 9/11 museum could learn from two Latin American memorials 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Certainly it’s not going democratically, and we need to bring it back. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z After a show trial, Mr Beltagy was sentenced to death last year, along with dozens of other Brotherhood leaders, including the first democratically elected president, Muhammad Morsi. Tales of spring and winter 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “Rabin” shows a democratically elected leader not merely criticized and disrespected but demonized, depicted as a dictator and a monster, a traitor, an alien and an enemy of his people. Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Rabin, the Last Day’ Looks Back in Anguish 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Obasanjo was duly released, and within a year was democratically elected Nigeria's leader for the second time. Tunde Baiyewu 2013-02-02T08:00:55Z An ingeniously structured tutorial on the American-British led removal of Iran’s democratically elected leader in 1953, and the action’s disastrous ripple effects. Perspective | Best movies of 2020: Diverse thrills, chills, Dickensian laughs and a pandemic-friendly trip to Greece 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z And, when the military seize power from a democratically elected government, Césaire's attack on colonialism's tainted legacy suddenly acquires a chilling contemporary resonance. A Season in the Congo – review 2013-07-17T12:13:27Z I was happy to be there with the brave citizens of Brazil who were democratically protesting and lamenting against the election of the stupid, brutal man. Wi-Fi on Planes? A ‘Disaster,’ Says Bernard-Henri Lévy. 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z And Americans should shame anyone — including architecture firms, exhibit designers and corporate donors — who helps Trump perpetuate the lies that nearly destroyed our 244-year-old effort to create a democratically governed republic. Perspective | Trump wants a library. He must never have one. 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z And therein, she says, lies the paradox of how some autocratic figures were worshiped democratically, against their own will: “General MacArthur was American destruction incarnate, and he was four ways of imagining the earth renewed.” A Roving History of Mortals Considered Gods 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z For the dancers, this means they can be heard directly, and many problems that might emerge — how to schedule tech time for example — can be resolved democratically. Twyla Tharp on the Road: Why We Go Out 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Gore Vidal lucidly describes the C.I.A.-sponsored coup that ousted Mohammad Mosaddegh, the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, in 1953. Movie Review: ‘Valentino’s Ghost,’ a Documentary by Michael Singh 2013-05-16T22:47:11Z As of end-2022, the United States had 23 agreements covering 47 countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and democratically governed Taiwan. US, Philippines sign landmark nuclear deal 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z China has stepped up military activity to try and force democratically governed Taiwan to accept Beijing's sovereignty, despite strong objections from Taipei government, which says only the island's people can decide their future. Xi told Biden Taiwan is biggest, most dangerous issue in bilateral ties -US official 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z It is unique in grouping economies rather than nations, allowing participation of Chinese-ruled Hong Kong and democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as it own. Explainer: Xi to meet Biden and what else to expect from APEC in San Francisco 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the letter said Beijing had taken no steps to stop military provocations in the South China Sea or toward the democratically governed island of Taiwan, which China claims as its own. Republicans demand Biden challenge China's Xi on fentanyl, prisoners 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Britain and Taiwan both maintain de facto embassies in each other's capitals, but London does not officially recognise the democratically elected government in Taipei. China tells Britain to stop efforts to 'enhance' ties with Taiwan 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z It hopes soft-touch diplomacy and economic incentives will entice Mr. Maduro to proceed with a vote for a new, democratically elected government. Opposition leader says Maduro making ‘huge mistake’ by barring her candidacy 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The junta, which overthrew Mali’s democratically elected president in 2021, has sought to distance the country from international partners. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z In that view, the democratically elected legislature makes a nation’s laws and — just as the name suggests — the executive exists to “execute” them. Trump's Schedule F (for “Failed State”): Are Republicans fascists or nihilists — or both? 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The company has helped the democratically governed island of Taiwan become the world's leading producer of advanced chips. US-China tensions will slow global chip industry, TSMC founder says 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The region is also significant to China as it hosts a handful of countries that have no ties with Beijing but instead recognise democratically governed Taiwan as a sovereign state. China upgrades diplomatic ties with close US ally Colombia 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has sour relations with Canada. Canada, Taiwan complete talks on bilateral investment deal 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Haiti lost its last democratically elected institution in January, when the terms of 10 remaining senators expired, leaving not a single lawmaker in the House or Senate. Growing gang violence is devastating Haitians, with major crime at a new high, UN envoy says 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z "We are clear that local taxation and particularly council tax should be left for democratically elected councils to determine." Council tax freeze will be fully funded, says Humza Yousaf 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Seoul has no formal diplomatic ties with Taipei and has avoided arming the democratically ruled island over which China claims sovereignty, even as its companies ink weapons deals with other Asian neighbours. Fearing China, South Korea targets firms building Taiwan navy submarines 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z "We have brought the international spotlight to Democratic Taiwan," declared President Tsai Ing-wen last week, in her last national day address before she steps down as the first democratically elected female president. A spooked and lonely Taiwan looks for new friends 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Ms Sturgeon said the result made a second independence referendum "highly likely", describing Brexit as "democratically unacceptable" for Scotland. Scottish independence: How did we get here and what happens next? 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama, speaking in Cairo in 2009, described the CIA’s work as leading to the “overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government.” CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Under U.S. law, a formal determination of a coup - the unconstitutional overthrow of a democratically elected government - typically results in a suspension of all non-humanitarian assistance, particularly military aid and cooperation, to the country concerned. Blinken calls deposed Niger leader ahead of expected US declaration that his overthrow was a coup 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly painted his enemies in Ukraine as “neo-Nazis,” even though the country has a Jewish president who lost relatives in the Holocaust and who heads a Western-backed, democratically elected government. Russia claims `neo-Nazis’ were at wake for Ukrainian soldier in village struck by missile killing 52 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Under U.S. law, a formal determination of a coup — the unconstitutional overthrow of a democratically elected government — typically results in a suspension of all non-humanitarian assistance, particularly military aid and cooperation, to the country concerned. Blinken calls deposed Niger leader ahead of expected US declaration that his overthrow was a coup 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z President Sisi, a former army chief, led the military's ousting of Mohammed Morsi, the country's democratically elected, Muslim Brotherhood president in 2013, after one year of his rule, following widespread street protests. Egypt's early presidential election campaign off to eventful start 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z China has never renounced the use of force to bring democratically governed Taiwan under its control, viewing the island as one of its provinces. Taiwan says China knows armed threats backfire on influencing elections 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government says only the island's people can decide their future, and has repeatedly offered talks with China, which Beijing has rejected. China says aim of its drills near Taiwan is to combat 'arrogance' of separatists 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43. Zoleka Mandela: Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka dies in South Africa at 43 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z It has particularly disapproved of bases that the U.S. military is building in the north of the Philippines facing democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. China says willing to play 'constructive' role in APEC's success 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Washington wanted a peaceful resolution and the "preservation of Niger's democratically elected government," he added. Analysis: West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has not renounced the use of force to bring the island under Beijing's control. US exploring potential space force hotline with China 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Macron said he still regarded democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum, currently held prisoner by the coup leaders, as Niger’s legitimate leader and had informed him of his decision. France to pull troops out of Niger following coup 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Macron said he still regarded democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum, currently held prisoner by the coup leaders, as the country’s legitimate leader and had informed him of his decision. France to pull troops out of Niger following coup, says Macron 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has in recent years carried out many such drills around the island, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims and pressure Taipei. Taiwan raises concerns about situation 'getting out of hand' with China drills 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z This month marks the 50th anniversary of the so-called “other 9/11” — the military coup in Chile, led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, that ended in the death of the democratically elected president, Salvador Allende. Column: What a utopian experiment in government by computer can teach us about building a humane future 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z China claims the democratically governed island as its own; Taiwan rejects such claims. Bigger, heavier, faster: China rolls out military upgrades 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Soweto was at the forefront of anti-apartheid resistance and home to Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected president. Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula vigilantes: 'Why we hate foreigners' 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z China's air force entered Taiwan's air defence zone again on Thursday in what the democratically governed island says constitutes regular harassment. Taiwan rejects China's integrated development plan as politicised cash grab 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government strongly rejects China's sovereignty claims, and says only Taiwan's people can decide their future. Taiwan blasts Elon Musk over latest China comments 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The Vatican has bilateral relations with democratically governed Taiwan but not China, which claims the island as part of its territory. China agrees to rare visit by Papal envoy for Ukraine talks 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z China claims Taiwan as its own territory and will be sensitive to any shift in Japan's stance on the democratically governed island. Japan's new cabinet reflects PM's focus on gender, defence 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z China has in recent years boosted its military presence near the democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own, with Beijing saying it aims to prevent Taiwan independence. China touts economic gains for Taiwan in co-development plan with Fujian 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z It is still not internationally recognised as a separate state, but it has a democratically elected government and has enjoyed greater stability than the rest of Somalia. The app teaching Somalis to read and write 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z We should also remember that this is the 50th anniversary of Chile’s own 9/11, when the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in a military coup supported and encouraged by the U.S. Sept. 11: Remembering another country’s tragedy 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Fifty years ago today, Chile's presidential palace, La Moneda, was bombed as part of the military coup to overthrow the country's democratically elected socialist president, Salvador Allende. Chile marks military coup as divisions continue 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z That is the sad history of people democratically electing such despots; they don't realize the level of malignant psychology behind the populist face. How Trump weaponizes his own fears 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Buthelezi was part of the late Nelson Mandela’s first cabinet when the latter became South Africa’s first democratically elected president in 1994. Controversial South African political figure and Zulu minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies at 95 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z On China, she was no less willing to confront the world's No.2 economy if it sought to invade Taiwan, the democratically governed island that China claims as its own. Nikki Haley's 2024 White House bid charts hazardous path in isolationist Republican Party 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z But Seiler and others see growing reasons to worry now about what Kim may have planned for South Korea, its democratically governed and U.S.-allied neighbor. America’s retired North Korea intelligence officer offers a parting message on the nuclear threat 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z For more than a month in Niger’s capital, Niamey, the democratically elected president has been a prisoner in his own home. With Aid on the Line, Biden Officials Debate ‘Coup’ Finding for Niger 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z But those promises were made before mutinous soldiers ousted Niger’s democratically elected president, putting the national program to reintegrate former jihadis into society at risk. A national program in Niger encouraged jihadis to defect. The coup put its future in jeopardy 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Yet even as Boric’s government and human rights organizations plan events to mark the coup anniversary, many in Chile don’t appear to see the ousting of a democratically elected leader as wrong. A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z One of them, Munich Jewish community leader Charlotte Knobloch, said in a statement that Aiwanger “must restore trust and make clear that his actions are democratically and legally steadfast.” Bavaria’s governor leaves his deputy in office despite a furor over antisemitism allegations 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Gabon’s coup is the eight military takeover in Central and West Africa in three years and comes roughly a month after Niger’s democratically elected president was ousted. Gabon’s opposition candidate alleges the ousted president’s family is behind a plot to retain power 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The latest map was of a broader geographical area and had a line with 10 dashes that included democratically governed Taiwan, similar to a 1948 map of China. Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China's latest South China Sea map 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Gabon’s coup is the eighth military takeover in Central and West Africa in three years and comes roughly a month after Niger’s democratically elected president was ousted. Ousting of Gabon’s unpopular leader was a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to seize power, analysts say 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its territory. China, former Taiwan ally Nicaragua sign wide-ranging free trade deal 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Beijing claims the democratically governed island as its own territory, and warns against any forms of "official exchanges" between Washington and Taipei. Biden approves military aid to Taiwan under program normally used for sovereign states 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military activity to try to force democratically governed Taiwan to accept Beijing's sovereignty, despite strong objections from the government in Taipei. Former soldier raises war awareness by touring Taiwan on foot 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has complained for the past three years of increased military pressure from Beijing. Taiwan reports renewed Chinese military activity, planes in 'response' zone 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In 2019, China halted individual tourism permits for Taiwan amid rising tensions over the democratically governed island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. Taiwan to allow Chinese tourists, business people to visit again 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over the past three years to assert those claims, which Taipei strongly rejects. Taiwan proposes extra $3 bln spending on new weapons next year 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The council of the 55-nation bloc made the decision after mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger’s democratically elected president last month, and have quickly entrenched themselves in power, rebuffing most dialogue efforts. The African Union suspends Niger until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’ 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Banning books, banning the teaching of subjects, demonizing groups of people, replacing democratically elected officials with political cronies, platforming racists and misogynists — that is the DeSantis program. "Democracy needs its gatekeepers": The Republican Party is too corrupt to care about the country 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The six-nation parliament, known as Parlacen, met in the Nicaraguan capital Managua where local legislators proposed adding China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory. Central America parliament expels Taiwan, makes China permanent observer 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Former federal prosecutor Adam Kamenstein pointed out that there are five ways to hold Trump accountable for his 2020 election crimes: politically, constitutionally, criminally, democratically, and historically. “There is no magic legal wand to make Trump go away”: Experts split on whether Trump is disqualified 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger’s democratically elected president last month, and have quickly entrenched themselves in power, rebuffing most dialogue efforts. Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The soldiers who overthrew Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July have quickly entrenched themselves in power, rebuffed most dialogue efforts and kept Bazoum, his wife and son under house arrest in the capital. A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Speaking on Friday, Szijjarto condemned the sanctions, calling them “very serious Western efforts to negate the democratically elected leaders of the Bosnian Serb community.” Hungary’s Orban to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Beijing claims Taiwan, a democratically governed island, and has not ruled out the use of force to "unify" it with the mainland. US-Japan-SKorea summit a coup for Biden but will detente last? 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z "This decision is not only politically motivated against a democratically elected President but has no legal basis as the normal functioning of democratic institutions has been cast aside," U.N. UN rights chief says Niger president treason case has 'no legal basis' 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of the island's democratically elected government, staged war games around Taiwan last August, and repeated those drills in April of this year. Foreign investors undeterred by China tensions, says Taiwan stock exchange chairman 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z And in an op-ed piece in the Miami Herald last month, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio referred to U.S. efforts in Guatemala as “the administration’s ideological persecution of democratically elected, pro-American governments.” Biden administration warns Guatemala against rejecting democracy in presidential election 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by China as its territory, is the main flashpoint in U.S. ties with China's Communist government. Americans back tariffs, military prep against China -Reuters/Ipsos poll 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Beijing dislikes of Lai for previous comments saying he is a "practical worker for Taiwan independence" - a red line for China, which views the democratically governed island as part of its territory. Taiwan presidential frontrunner says no plans to change island's formal name 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Taiwan regards itself as distinct from mainland China, with its own laws and a democratically elected government. Taiwan VP a 'troublemaker' for US visit: Beijing 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly denounced Lai's trip, which includes another stopover in San Francisco on Wednesday on his way back to Taipei. China condemns visit of 'troublemaker' Taiwan VP to US 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The Niger military overthrew the democratically elected president in a coup on 26 July. Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum 'in good spirits' despite detention 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z However, in modern India it has frequently been used since 1947 as a tool of suppression by successive democratically elected governments to intimidate people who protest against authority. Indian govt proposes overhauling colonial-era criminal laws 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The United States recently paused certain foreign assistance programs for Niger after the military junta overthrew the democratically elected president. US to hold Niger military junta accountable for detained leader's safety, Blinken says 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z "It will ultimately be for a jury to decide if the First Amendment protects a sitting president's attempt to prevent his democratically elected opponent from taking office," DeSimone said. Experts: Trump's Twitter account may be key "part of the puzzle" for Jack Smith to "prove intent" 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z On July 26, mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, saying they could do a better job at protecting the nation from jihadi violence. Niger’s military junta, 2 weeks in, digs in with cabinet appointments and rejects talks 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects China's sovereignty claim and says only the island's people can decide their future. Taiwan reports second large-scale China air force incursion this week 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has never ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control. Japan, US must show resolve to fight for Taiwan, ex-PM Aso says 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The last democratically elected president, Pedro Castillo, 53, largely avoided the corruption scandal that felled his predecessors but battled with a Congress that tried to impeach him three times. It’s not just Trump. These world leaders also got into legal trouble 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z After mutinous soldiers detained Niger’s democratically elected president on July 26, the bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, gave them an ultimatum: Restore democracy or face military action. War, Mediation or Silence? Coup Leaders in Niger Face Decision Time 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Niger’s junta faces a Sunday deadline set by the regional bloc, known as ECOWAS, to release and reinstate the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who has described himself as a hostage. Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, who is now being held captive by his former security detail, is a rare democratically elected leader who was inaugurated in 2021 in the country’s first peaceful transfer of power. U.S. turns up pressure in critical ally Niger as region faces threat from Russia-loyal Wagner Group 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z A military junta overthrew Niger's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and his government on July 26, the seventh military takeover in less than three years in West and Central Africa. US pauses some foreign assistance programs for Niger government 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Beijing claims the democratically governed island as its own territory, and has repeatedly warned against any "official exchanges" between Washington and Taipei. North Korea denounces US arms aid to Taiwan as 'dangerous' provocation 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr Bazoum, the first democratically elected president to succeed another in Niger, was detained by his own guards last week. Niger coup: Thousands march to support junta 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The march falls on the West African nation’s independence day from its former colonial ruler, France, and as anti-French sentiment spikes, more than one week after mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president. Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z A military junta overthrew Niger's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and his government on July 26 in the seventh military takeover in less than three years in West and Central Africa. World Bank, 'alarmed' by events in Niger, pauses disbursements 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z "We remain committed to supporting the people of Niger to help them preserve their hard-earned democracy and we reiterate our call for the immediate restoration of Niger's democratically elected government," Blinken said. US pauses some foreign assistance programs for Niger government 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The junta closed the borders last Wednesday, at the same time that it announced that it had removed democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum from power. Niger reopens borders with several neighbours a week after coup 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z China, which is pressing the island to accept its sovereignty, has in recent years mounted a sustained espionage campaign to undermine democratically governed Taiwan's military and civilian leadership, a Reuters investigation has found. Taiwan boosts counter-espionage effort after suspected China infiltration 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z They are defying the West African regional body known as ECOWAS, which said on Sunday it could use force if Niger’s coup leaders don’t reinstate the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, within a week. Some of Niger’s neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It’s a warning for Africa 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday again declined to label the situation a “coup,” despite the fact that the Nigerien military appears to have forcibly placed a democratically elected president under arrest. U.S. fears fallout from military coup in a dangerous region 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z "The UK is a committed partner of Niger's democratically elected government and calls for President Bazoum to be immediately reinstated to restore constitutional order," the statement added. Britain condemns attempts to undermine democracy in Niger 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z West African leaders on Sunday threatened military action against Niger, where soldiers seized power in a coup on Wednesday, unless the country’s democratically elected president was restored to office within a week. West African Nations Threaten Military Action Unless Niger Coup Is Undone 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta to reinstall Niger’s democratically elected government. The French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through the capital 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z He believes Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, had been “turning a blind eye” and allowing extremists to cross into Mali. Some of Niger’s neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It’s a warning for Africa 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country’s democratically elected government. As regional and global powers decry Niger’s coup, the country’s future remains uncertain 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Niger's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum has been overthrown by the very people who were supposed to protect and uphold his office - the presidential guards who stood watch outside his palace. Niger military coup: What you need to know 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has increased military pressure on the island over the past three years. Exclusive: New Taiwan weapons package to be announced soon - US officials 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z After a day of uncertainty in Niger on Wednesday, a cluster of uniformed soldiers took to state television to announce that they had seized control, ousting Mohamed Bazoum, the country’s democratically elected president. What’s Behind the Coup Attempt in Niger? 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has stepped up political and military pressure over the past four years to try and enforce those sovereignty claims. Taiwan says China releases man accused of spying 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “We strongly condemn any effort to detain or subvert the functioning of Niger’s democratically elected government, led by President Bazoum,” White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The change, it says, will facilitate governance and make it easier for democratically elected officials to pursue their policy. Israel judicial overhaul: What is the new law and why is it causing upheaval? 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Going forward, democratically elected leaders will have more power, and unelected judges will have less. Israel’s Political Crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Taiwan regards itself as a self-ruled island, distinct from mainland China, with its own laws and democratically elected leader. Typhoon Doksuri: Taiwan cancels Han Kuang military drills 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Supporters of the reforms argue that the Supreme Court has become increasingly "activist" over the decades, hindering the policies of democratically elected governments. Israel judicial reform: Netanyahu in hospital ahead of key vote 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who has sought closer ties with Washington, has said the U.S. access to those bases would be “useful” defensively if China attacked democratically governed Taiwan. Philippines closely monitors threat of invasion of Taiwan - defence chief 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z A range of issues strain China-U.S. ties, including China's partnership with Russia, its territorial claim on democratically governed Taiwan and U.S. calls for trade curbs on cutting-edge technologies. US needs 'Kissinger-style wisdom' in its China policies - Wang Yi 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z But the rules governing Senate appointments were drafted by the military junta that seized power from a democratically elected government in a 2014 coup. An Anxious Thailand Awaits a New Leader: Here’s What to Know 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, a democratically governed island that China claims. US envoy Kerry says China climate talks constructive but complicated 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Malaysia has been an outspoken critic of violence in Myanmar after the military ousted a democratically elected government in February 2021. Malaysia probes disappearance of Myanmar democracy activist and her family 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Marcos also said granting U.S. access to the bases was a defensive step that would be "useful" if China attacked democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. Xi tells ex-Philippine president Duterte to promote ties with China 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Compounding the gang warfare is the country’s political crisis: Haiti was stripped of all democratically elected institutions when the terms of the country’s remaining 10 senators expired in early January. UN council wants options in 30 days to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z His jailing then sparked widespread unrest - the worst scenes of violence since the end of apartheid in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became the country's first democratically elected president. South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma in Russia for medical treatment 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory, has been staging regular exercises around the island for the past three years, to pressure Taipei to accept Beijing's claim of sovereignty. China flexes military muscles ahead of Taiwan's war games 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Beijing has repeatedly demanded the sale of U.S. weapons to Taiwan stop, viewing them as unwarranted support for the democratically governed island that Beijing claims. US needs to speed up delivery of weapons to Taiwan - US general 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z "The voices of Iowans and their democratically elected representatives cannot be ignored any longer, and justice for the unborn should not be delayed." Iowa Republicans use 14-hour special session to pass bill banning abortion after six weeks 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “The voices of Iowans and their democratically elected representatives cannot be ignored any longer, and justice for the unborn should not be delayed.” Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military pressure in the past three years to try to assert its sovereignty claim. Taiwan drills to involve civilian airports, practice keeping sea lanes open 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z In February, the last democratically elected officials left office. 'Haiti, what's that?' - the team chasing England and changing minds 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z When Sogavare came to power in 2019, he switched the nation's diplomatic ties from democratically governed Taiwan to Beijing, which claims the island as part of its territory. China, Solomon Islands sign policing pact in upgrade of ties 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z “It was elected democratically, and I don’t find anything offensive about it,” he said. A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z This year, the party backed Arévalo, 64, the son of a literature professor considered Guatemala’s first democratically elected president, who won in 1944 after protests ousted a military dictator. Saving an election on Insta: Guatemalans go to social media to try to protect presidential vote 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The same ships, which belong to the Pacific fleet of the Russian Navy, passed through waters near democratically governed Taiwan at the end of June. China hosts Russian warships that passed by Taiwan, Japan 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has ramped up military, political and economic pressure to assert those claims. German justice minister meets Taiwanese counterpart in Berlin 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Beijing views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a claim the government in Taipei strongly rejects. TSMC founder: Globalisation in technology takes backseat to national priorities 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z In 2016, the cash-strapped island nation of Sao Tome and Principe in the Gulf established relations with Beijing after cutting ties with democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. Chinese navy makes rare foray into West Africa with Nigeria visit 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z There are no democratically elected institutions left in Haiti, with the country failing to hold legislative elections since October 2019. UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z His speech marked the anniversary of protests during which Sisi, then army chief, led the ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president, before becoming president himself the following year. Egypt's Sisi praises sacrifices of Egyptians in 10th anniversary speech 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z But it is an important book, offering the clearest explanation of how dark forces conspired to overthrow our democratically elected government and install a fascist regime in its place. A leading expert on far-right extremists explains how America fell into ‘The Age of Insurrection’ 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z He handed power to a democratically elected president a few months later and went to study in the United States. What to Know About the Election in Sierra Leone 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z A Seattle nonprofit, Share/Wheel, launched Tent City 3 in 2000 as a democratically self-governed community, making it quite unlike the random homeless camps that pop up almost everywhere these days. Love thy (homeless) neighbor: From fear to fellowship hosting Tent City 3 | Op-Ed 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z "The sooner they hand back power to my mother, and the democratically elected government, the sooner things can start to progress in their country." Kim Aris: Aung San Suu Kyi's son urges army to free her 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “I want the people to democratically control the wealth we create with our labor.” 'I'm a Virgo' review: A sweet coming-of-age comedy that hits on (literally) big ideas 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, has stepped up military activities near the democratically governed island to force it to accept Chinese sovereignty. Taiwan reports Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through strait 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z President Tsai Ing-wen's government has repeatedly warned of China's attempts to influence public opinion on the democratically governed island, which Beijing claims as its own territory despite Taipei's strong objections. Exclusive: Taiwan on alert for Chinese-funded election interference 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has not renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. Fewer New Zealanders view China as a threat than last year -survey 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. Exclusive: Japan regulator sounded out top domestic banks about China risks, sources say 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z China considers democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory and fiercely objects to perceived foreign interference with the island. China 'deplores' UK security minister's meeting with Taiwanese minister 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z China considers democratically self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and fiercely objects to perceived foreign interference with the island. UK security minister breaks with convention to meet Taiwanese minister -sources 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z "In a time of unprecedented threats of political violence, the COIB's reckless and arbitrary ruling threatens the safety and security of our democratically elected public servants," Celli said. Ex-New York Mayor de Blasio ordered to pay nearly $500,000 for campaign security 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory despite Taipei's strong objections and has ramped up military and political pressure over the past three years to push those sovereignty claims. Taiwan civil defence handbook includes tips on identifying Chinese soldiers 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z China often accuses the United States of pursing hegemony and adopting double standards over issues such as human rights and democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its territory. Hong Kong police arrest man over anti-U.S. graffiti at consulate 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Franco and other rebel officers led an uprising in 1936 that brought down Spain’s democratically elected government. Work begins in Spain to exhume bodies of 128 Franco victims buried anonymously at mausoleum 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Ms Milton said she believed Parliament should be able to vote on excluding MPs from the Commons, because it was "quite a serious issue democratically". MPs' misconduct cases need professional HR, say former whips 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space. Taiwan sends up fighters as Chinese warplanes cross strait's median line 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory with no right to state-to-state relations, a position Taipei strongly rejects. Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties to Taiwan 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects China's sovereignty claims, saying only the island's own people can decide their future. Taiwanese minister to make rare Britain visit this week 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z It’s dangerous to have private, for-profit companies with more power, money and global influence than democratically elected governments. Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of Taipei's government, has been ramping up military and political pressure to force the island to accept Beijing's sovereignty. Taiwan presidential contender says he wouldn't meet China's Xi without an agenda 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Kuwait is alone among Gulf Arab countries in having a democratically elected assembly that exerts some checks on the ruling family. Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election mired in gridlock 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Tensions have further worsened as both sides clashed over matters ranging from democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own, to military activities in the South China Sea. Chinese state media dismiss U.S. diplomat's Beijing visit 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Above all, those risks center on the South China Sea and Taiwan, the democratically governed island that Beijing says is a part of its territory and must ultimately accept unification. U.S. Defense Chief Vows to Continue Military Actions Near China 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Collor was a dashing, liberalizing politician who became Brazil's first democratically elected president in 1989 after a two-decade military dictatorship, but he resigned three years later after the lower house of Congress impeached him. Brazil's top court sentences ex-President Collor to prison for corruption 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The deputy minister also lashed out at the ICC for its "double standards", saying the late Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected president, would have been disappointed by the war crimes court. South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z “Violent threats against our democratically elected representatives do not just erode our civil discourse – they can undermine our democracy. We will hold accountable anyone who threatens violence targeting our bedrock institutions,” he said. U.S. expatriate charged with threatening to kill GOP senators, staffers over junk email 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Dragisa Milovic, another Serb politician in northern Kosovo, said “people have gathered to peacefully and democratically convey that we are worried about the situation and our future,” describing the situation as “pure occupation.” Kosovo Serbs trying to take over municipality building in the north clash with police 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Those tensions spiked last year after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to democratically governed Taiwan, leading China, which claims the island as its territory, to launch military exercises around Taiwan. Chinese hackers could be laying groundwork for disruption, targeting U.S. critical infrastructure 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In parallel, democratically elected leaders should seek to adopt a policy framework more rooted in production and job creation. Our Shifting Understanding of Democracy Is Fueling Populism and Culture Wars 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z One democratically elected president after another became mired in corruption scandals. As Protesters Die, a Nation’s Security Forces Face Little Scrutiny 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z China has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure to force democratically governed Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty. Factbox: US-China tensions intensify over tech to Taiwan flashpoints 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “Global leaders and democratically elected governments really only respond to the momentum of their people and summits like this can come and go,” Evans told The Associated Press. Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish set for Global Citizen’s ‘Power Our Planet’ show for climate financing 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The signing takes place on the ninth anniversary of a military coup against a democratically elected government that ushered in phase of military rule that the winners of the May 14 polls hope to end. Thai alliance aims for ambitious reforms but not on royal insult law - draft 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z For the United States, the ideal world was one in which democratically governed nations would coexist peacefully, enjoying economic prosperity thanks to capitalistic endeavors. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Given that his removal from office was nearly certain, Lasso’s decision to disband the assembly was politically rational but democratically perilous for a few reasons. Opinion: What happened to Ecuador? How crime and power struggles brought a democracy to the brink 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z China has been stepping up its military activities around Taiwan to try and force the democratically governed island to accept Beijing's sovereignty. Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for 'crescent of defense' 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Ms Sturgeon declares that Scotland is being taken out of the EU against its will, something she regards as "democratically unacceptable". Timeline: The SNP finances controversy 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The scale and sweep of Chinese military preparations are closely watched not just by the West, but also by China's neighbours and democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own. With eye on Ukraine, top Chinese general calls for unconventional warfare capabilities 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Over the next several years, the U.S. military pursued a policy of eliminating al-Qaeda, rebuilding civil society and infrastructure in Afghanistan, and propping up a democratically elected regime in the country. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Since a junta topped a democratically elected government two years ago, Myanmar has been plunged into chaos and a resistance movement is fighting the military on various fronts following a crackdown on protests. Powerful storm snaps communications network in Myanmar's Rakhine 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z "May 14 will be a historic day. We will change from a dictatorship to a democratically elected government," Paetongtarn told cheering crowds on Friday at Pheu Thai's final rally. Old rivalries, new battle as Thailand goes to the polls 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z In August 2020, an army colonel overthrew the country’s democratically elected president, further destabilizing the West African nation. U.N. human rights report says at least 500 believed to have died in Mali village massacre last year 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In early April, it took part in drills that simulated attacks by fighter jets launched from an aircraft carrier on democratically governed Taiwan for the first time. China's aircraft carrier Shandong returns to home port after show of might 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Michael Butler, associate professor of political science at Clark University in Boston, said Ukraine was a litmus test for U.S. resolve with parallels for Taiwan, the democratically ruled island China claims as its own. China's return to global stage checked by national security focus 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z But to right-leaning Israelis, as well as some conservative judges in the United States, Mr. Barak placed too much power in the hands of an unelected court, at the expense of democratically elected lawmakers. He’s 86 and Long Retired. Why Are Israelis Protesting Outside His Home? 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Depending on whom you ask, the gas company’s campaign is either an attack on Eugene’s democratically elected leaders, or a needed intervention to rein in liberals who’ve lost touch with their constituents. A fight brewing in Oregon could decide how we heat our homes and cook 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military pressure on the island over the past three years as it tries to force Taipei to accept it sovereignty claim. US plane flew through Taiwan Strait, French lawmaker confirms ship transit 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military pressure on the island over the past three years as it tries to force Taipei to accept Beijing's sovereignty claims. Taiwan says Chinese combat drone circled island 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z China has been stepping up its military activities around Taiwan to try and force the democratically governed island to accept Beijing's sovereignty, including staging war games this month. China says Taiwan inviting 'wolves' with US defence industry forum 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Tension between Taipei and Beijing has surged in the run-up to January's presidential election in Taiwan, with China staging regular military exercises near the island to assert sovereignty claims that Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects. Founder of Taiwan's Foxconn says China won't attack if he's president 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z As National Assembly president, they said, he was Venezuela’s senior democratically elected official. Guaidó, former Venezuelan opposition leader, lands in U.S. for ‘refuge’ 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military pressure over the past three years to try to assert its sovereignty claim. Taiwan war games to focus on combating blockade, preserving forces 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Compounding the gang warfare is the country’s political crisis: Haiti was stripped of all democratically elected institutions when the terms of the remaining 10 senators expired in early January. UN chief: Haiti’s gang violence nears conflict, help needed 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The fascist political leader was executed by Spanish Republicans in November 1936, after Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising of soldiers in July of that year to bring down Spain’s democratically elected government. Spain exhumes fascist party founder from mausoleum 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own. China, Singapore plan military drills as Beijing forges defence ties 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z China's naval and air force drills in the Taiwan Strait and around the island of democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own, have also drawn criticism from Europe. China's cooperation with Europe 'unlimited' as with Russia - Chinese envoy 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z China says democratically ruled Taiwan is part of its own territory, a position Taipei strongly rejects, and demands that countries with which it has ties must adopt its position that Taiwan is Chinese territory. China lodges complaint over South Korean president's 'erroneous' Taiwan remarks 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Such remarks are typically directed at the island’s democratically elected government under President Tsai Ing-wen and its most important ally, the United States. China foreign minister steps up threats against Taiwan 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Beijing views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a claim the government in Taipei strongly rejects, and routinely denounces high-level meetings between Taiwanese and foreign leaders and officials. China's foreign minister: Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Tensions over democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, have spiked over the past three years as Beijing ramps up diplomatic and military pressure to get Taipei to accept Chinese sovereignty. S.Korea summons Chinese ambassador over reaction to Yoon's Taiwan remarks 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z China has long argued that democratically ruled Taiwan is part of its own territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taipei strongly rejects. Taiwan 'perplexed' by Paraguay candidate questioning of ties 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Beijing claims democratically governed Taiwan as a Chinese province and has never ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control. Germany's foreign minister: Parts of China trip 'more than shocking' 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z "We need help from the people to democratically give us power to make changes." Young Thais who questioned monarchy look to win seats in parliament 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan is one of its provinces, says Taiwan is the single most important and sensitive issue in its relations with the United States. Leaked US assessment says China readying supersonic spy drone unit - Washington Post 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Tension between Taipei and Beijing has surged in the run-up to January's election, as China stages regular military exercises near the island to assert sovereignty claims that Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects. Foxconn founder, seeking Taiwan presidency, has no plan to visit China 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Beijing views Taiwan as Chinese territory and has not renounced the use of force to take the democratically governed island. G7 to discuss 'common and concerted' approach to China, U.S. official says 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z “A key question will be whether a board created by the Legislature and appointed by the governor can rescind the constitutionally granted authority of democratically elected local governments,” Foglesong said. Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z China has never renounced the use of force to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Macron: France favours 'status quo' on Taiwan, position unchanged 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “The president’s message … is the United States’ strong support for that, the belief that the people of Northern Ireland deserve to have a democratically elected power sharing representative governance.” Biden to tout economic growth as dividend of Northern Ireland peace 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z An infuriated China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory with no right to the trappings of a state, launched military drills around the island starting on Saturday. Taiwan determined to safeguard freedom, democracy, President Tsai says 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory, while the democratically governed island rejects its claims. Philippines, U.S. begin joint troop exercises amid regional tensions 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Roh Tae-woo — the first democratically elected president after the military juntas — got a life sentence after stepping down for his participation in past coups and for human rights abuses. Indicting ex-presidents: It’s par for the course in South Korea 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out taking the island by force. A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, began three days of military exercises around the island on Saturday, the day after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen returned from the United States. U.S. says it is monitoring China's drills around Taiwan closely 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Chinese warship starts live-fire drills near Taiwan 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Beijing has been stepping up its political and military pressure to get democratically governed Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty. Taiwan faces choice of 'peace and war', ex-president says after China trip 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Taiwan needed to be able to access weapons given the threat it faces from China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own territory. Senior US lawmaker says doing everything possible to speed up Taiwan arms deliveries 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, China imposed sanctions including an entry ban on seven Taiwanese officials and lawmakers including Hsiao whom it accused of being "independence diehards", drawing condemnation from the democratically governed island. China imposes further sanctions on Taiwan's US representative 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z “Complete lack of analysis is the first tell that something is amiss, as federal courts should not enjoin democratically passed legislation without at least providing a rationale.” Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Girl in School Sports Dispute 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a position the government in Taipei strongly contests. China blasts meeting between Taiwan leader and US House speaker 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z At the center of China’s approach is the claim by its Communist leadership that democratically ruled Taiwan belongs to the mainland despite the objections of the island's government. US, Taiwan seen powerless to stem island’s diplomatic losses in Latin America 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z However, Taiwan sees itself as distinct from the Chinese mainland, with its own democratically elected leaders. Terry Gou: Foxconn founder in fresh run for Taiwan presidency 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly warned U.S. officials not to meet Tsai. US House speaker to host Taiwan president on Wednesday in California -sources 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The democratically elected government in Taipei rejects Beijing's claims and says only its people can decide its future. Japan's foreign minister urges China to release detained national 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Why wasn't Trump impeached for his role in the ongoing attempts to engineer a coup and overthrow the democratically elected president of Venezuela? Yes, Donald Trump has committed many crimes — but that's not why he faces prosecution 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The list of those criminally charged also includes former democratically elected leaders of Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa and Taiwan. Many Democracies Have Prosecuted Ex-Leaders. The Politics Can Be Tough. 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of the island's government, has been angered by what it sees as stepped up U.S. support for Taiwan. China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about U.S. speaker meeting 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Ma is visiting China at a time of heightened tension between Taipei and Beijing, as China ramps up military and diplomatic pressure to try and force the democratically governed island to accept Chinese sovereignty. Taiwan, China must do 'everything possible' to avoid war- former president Ma 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z They argue a repeal shows the world that Iraq’s current, democratically elected government is no longer a U.S. enemy and that Iraq has stabilized. Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z He was never charged for directing the CIA to destroy the Chilean economy and back a far-right military coup that overthrew the democratically elected left-wing government of Salvador Allende. Yes, Donald Trump has committed many crimes — but that's not why he faces prosecution 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z China responded to a visit last August to Taiwan by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with large-scale war games around the democratically ruled island. White House to China: Don't use Taiwan visit as 'pretext' 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z He added: "The agreement wasn't a settlement. The agreement was an accord to bring an end to the conflict and to allow people then to pursue their aims, whatever they may be, peacefully and democratically." Good Friday Agreement: Gerry Adams praises David Trimble's peace bravery 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z He is visiting amid heightened tension as Beijing uses political and military means to try and pressure democratically governed Taiwan into accepting Chinese sovereignty. 'We are all Chinese', former Taiwan president says while visiting China 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The democratically elected government in Taipei rejects China's sovereignty claims, saying only Taiwan's people can decide their future. Czech parliament speaker, in Taiwan, says we'll always stand with you 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z They are not technically policymakers, though some commissioners are democratically elected. How the natural gas industry cozies up to utility regulators 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taipei strongly rejects. China says diplomatic deal with Honduras a 'political decision' without conditions 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In Burkina Faso, which borders Ghana to the north, the military seized power from the democratically elected president in January 2022 and the leader of that coup was deposed by other military factions in October. Along the Volta, African Commandos Train to Battle Terrorists by Land and Sea 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the option of using force to take the island under its control, and claims a large part of the South China Sea. New Zealand raises concerns with China on South China Sea, Taiwan 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z “He is no longer democratically legitimate. We will push him to the wall.” On Paris Streets, Anti-Macron Protests Take On a Hint of Menace 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z It’s absurd to tout “greater democracy” in the world while defending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to topple its democratically elected government. Opinion | Why Xi and Putin pretend they run democracies 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “We don’t want our lithium to be in the Southern Command’s crosshairs, nor do we want it to be a reason for destabilizing democratically elected governments or foreign harassment,” he said. Bolivia president calls for joint Latin America lithium policy 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has ramped up military, political and economic pressure to assert that claim. Taiwan visit China called 'vile' is a 'normal work trip', German minister says 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The Chinese Communist Party has for decades pursued a strategy of isolating Taiwan’s democratically elected government by picking off its diplomatic partners. Taiwan’s president to stop in U.S., raising prospect of friction with China 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, carried out large-scale war games around the island last August after a visit to Taipei by then-U.S. Taiwan says it has contingency plans for China moves while president abroad 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has increased military, political and economic pressure to assert those claims. German minister praises 'esteemed' Taiwan, China protests 'vile' visit 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, which Taiwan disputes. Australia did not promise U.S. support for Taiwan in submarines deal 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z China says Taiwan is one of its provinces with no right to state-to-state ties, a view the democratically elected government in Taipei strongly rejects. Taiwan, facing loss of ally Honduras, says it won't bow to China 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Jackie Anderson, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, said the teachers union opposes the state replacing the democratically elected board. “Outrage” over Texas plan to take over Houston’s independent school district: “This is a dark day” 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z However, budgetary restraints imposed by the democratically elected legislature prevent it from splashing out on sports stadiums, conference halls and government buildings as China does. Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory with no right to state-to-state ties, a position Taiwan's government strongly disputes. Factbox: Taiwan's diplomatic allies 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, has ramped up military and political efforts to force the democratically governed island to accept its sovereignty. Analysis: Fear of the dark: Taiwan sees wartime frailty in communication links with world 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z China has intensified pressure to reduce Taiwan's international footprint, saying the democratically governed island is Chinese territory with no right to state-to-state ties. Honduras president says govt to seek official relations with China 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, has ramped up military activity near the democratically governed island to force it to accept Chinese sovereignty despite Taiwan's objections. Learning from Ukraine, Taiwan shows off its drones as key to 'asymmetric warfare' 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government strongly rejects China's sovereignty claims, saying only the island's people can decide their future. Taiwan says submarine programme going to plan despite difficulties 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Two Pacific island nations, Kiribati and Solomon Islands, cut diplomatic ties with democratically ruled Taiwan in 2019 after offers of aid from China, which views Taiwan as its own territory. Pacific's Micronesia in talks to switch ties from Beijing to Taiwan- letter 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Some Senate Democrats stood by the District and argued that its democratically elected officials should be free to write their own laws without being subjugated to Congress. Senate Clears Bill to Block D.C. Crime Law, Sending It to Biden After Reversal 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z That could be instead of the Republican Speaker's anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China. Taiwan says working on president's 'transit' plans amid reported U.S. trip 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Under Sisi, who as army chief led the 2013 ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president, there has been a long crackdown on political dissent that has swept up liberal critics as well as Islamists. U.S. defense secretary aims to reassure Mideast allies, deliver tough message 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Earlier this week, Holmes Norton thanked 100-plus organizations for signing a letter to Senate leadership that expresses opposition to congressional resolutions aimed at overturning legislation passed by democratically elected D.C. lawmakers. "Disgusting": Biden embraces GOP effort to kill D.C. criminal justice reforms 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “Any effort to overturn the District of Columbia’s democratically enacted laws degrades the right of its nearly 700,000 residents and elected officials to self-govern — a right that almost every other American has,” he said. Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The democratically elected Taiwanese government has repeatedly offered talks with China, but says the island will defend itself if attacked and that only the Taiwanese people can decide their own future. Taiwan reports 19 Chinese air force planes in its air defence zone 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z "Democracy is more than the temporary power of the democratically elected majority," Seibert said. Democracy means judicial autonomy, German envoy says on Israel overhaul 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z “It’s starting to do things that we would expect our democratically responsive government bodies to do,” said Christina Parajon Skinner, who studies central banking at the University of Pennsylvania. How the Fed Opened Pandora’s Box 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Lawmakers are especially focused on the fate of Taiwan, the democratically governed island Beijing considers a breakaway province. Analysis: How a U.S. budget dispute imperils funding for Taiwan weapons 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Carter came to office in the wake of U.S. meddling in Chile that contributed to the overthrow of democratically elected President Salvador Allende. Column: He’s in hospice care now. But Jimmy Carter is still changing the world 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects China's sovereignty claims and says only the Taiwanese people can decide their future. Taiwan is bolstering military exchanges with U.S., President Tsai says 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z But in Myanmar, which is not party to the treaty, the use of mines has soared since the military seized power from the democratically elected government in February 2021 and armed resistance has skyrocketed. ‘I just want my legs back’: Myanmar landmine casualties soar 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually come under its control, while Taiwan views itself as distinct from the Chinese mainland, with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. Liz Truss calls for Taiwan support to tackle China threat 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Ukraine and the West say it’s an illegal act of aggression against a country with a democratically elected government and a Jewish president whose relatives were killed in the Holocaust. Key moments in a year of war after Russia invaded Ukraine 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly demanded foreign officials not visit the democratically governed island. Taiwan defence minister says he is unsure about reported visit of U.S. official 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z But many have expressed skepticism about the proposal, citing abuses from past missions and questioning a force backing the administration of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, which has been without democratically elected representatives since early January. Canada's Trudeau to deploy Navy vessels to Haiti for surveillance, presence 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z House of Representatives, to democratically governed Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. U.S. says all countries should warn China against Taiwan conflict 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z That prompted a crisis in Britain’s power-sharing system, known as devolution, with Ms. Sturgeon calling it a “a full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish Parliament and its ability to make its own decisions.” Before her decision to step down, Sturgeon faced a battle over transgender rights. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own and has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure to get the island to accept Chinese sovereignty. Let's work to keep peace, China tells visiting Taiwan KMT official 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The Munich-based automaker welcomed the ruling, saying efforts to cut emissions should be determined by democratically elected parliaments, not in the courts. German court rejects climate lawsuit against automaker BMW 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Beijing says Tsai’s democratically elected government has no right to conduct foreign relations. Swiss lawmakers visit Taiwan, say they want closer ties 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z But many have expressed skepticism, citing abuses from past missions and questioning a force backing the administration of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, which has been without democratically elected representatives since early January. Around 70% of Haitians back international force to fight gangs, survey says 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Former business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg said he found the cabinet secretary to be "a good and efficient civil servant, who helped a democratically elected government deliver its promises in the proper way". Simon Case: 'Keeper of secrets' under scrutiny 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Haiti was stripped of all democratically elected institutions when the terms of the remaining 10 senators expired in early January. Jamaica ready to send soldiers, police to quell Haiti chaos 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z In early January, the country lost its final democratically elected institution when the terms of 10 senators symbolically holding office ended their term. In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z "IFJ policy is decided democratically at a Congress which meets every three years and work is carried out by the Secretariat under the direction of an elected executive committee," it says. Nordic unions to quit global journalists' body IFJ, with Russian membership in Ukraine last straw 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin has falsely asserted that Ukraine’s leadership is dominated by “neo-Nazi” officials — even though Ukraine’s democratically elected president is Jewish — and has long referred to Ukraine’s 2014 revolution as a fascist coup. Russia Outlaws a News Site and a Rights Group, Stifling Critical Voices 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Ms Sturgeon said she respected the "autonomy of democratically elected institutions". Scottish government to 'intervene' to stop council teacher cuts 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Mandela, who would become South Africa’s first democratically elected president in 1994, had just been released from prison after 27 years for fighting against apartheid. Gerrie Coetzee, S. African champion boxer, dies at 67 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The trip would symbolize the new House GOP majority’s support for the democratically run island, which China’s communist government considers a breakaway province. Speaker Kevin McCarthy planning to visit Taiwan; trip likely to anger China 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti, beset by horrific gang violence, record hunger and another outbreak of cholera, has suffered a new blow: the end of democratically elected government. Senators’ departure leaves Haiti without an elected government 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Nicola Sturgeon has branded the move "an attack on the democratically elected Scottish parliament" and said the row would "inevitably" end up in court. Sturgeon: I trust 16-year-olds to make decisions 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Despite having lost vast swaths of territory to extremist groups, members of Burkina Faso’s army ousted the country’s democratically elected president a year ago, blaming him for not doing enough to stabilize the country. Dozens of Women and Girls Kidnapped by Extremists Are Freed in Burkina Faso 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z He told TV4 it was "extremely serious" to put up "a kind of mock execution of a foreign democratically elected leader" in a country like Sweden, which has a history of high-profile political murders. Hanged Erdogan effigy protest in Sweden angers Turkey 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z He previously told Swedish broadcaster TV4 on Friday that it was “extremely serious” to stage a “mock execution of a foreign democratically elected leader” in a country where two leading politicians have been killed. Sweden: Erdogan effigy ‘act of sabotage’ against NATO bid 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z He told Swedish broadcaster TV4 on Friday that it was “extremely serious” to stage a “mock execution of a foreign democratically elected leader” in a country where two leading politicians have been killed. Sweden: Erdoğan effigy ‘act of sabotage’ against NATO bid 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z President Muhammadu Buhari will be stepping down in May to handover to his successor after completing two terms in office as a democratically elected leader. Nigeria's cash crunch: Hunting out savings from under mattresses 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Inflation has ballooned into double digits while Haiti grows more politically unstable, with its last democratically elected institution - the Senate - expiring Tuesday. Haitians seizing on legal path to U.S. rush to secure passport 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Inflation has ballooned into double digits while Haiti grows more politically unstable, with its last democratically elected institution — the Senate — expiring Tuesday. Haitians seizing on legal path to US rush to secure passport 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has been ramping up military, political and economic pressure to assert those claims. Germany's ties with China could change fundamentally - SPD leader 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “We are also gravely concerned about democratic backsliding across the region and urge the return of democratically elected, civilian-led governments.” US and Russia clash over violent extremism in Africa 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z But left untouched by a democratically accountable state, the free market is just another arena for the domination of the many by the few, of the subordination of labor to the dictates of capital. But wait, there’s more, to Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Republican radicals 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z "This legislation would mean that when workers democratically vote to strike, they can be forced to work and sacked if they don't comply," he said. Grant Shapps unveils new powers in strike laws 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z That act — the suspension of a democratically elected leader by an unelected official — immediately prompted more questions about the functioning of Brazil’s democracy. Brazil and Jan. 6 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The protesters will be questioned by law enforcement officials, and some could be charged with committing crimes against democratic institutions or attempting to unseat a democratically elected government. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z They would be questioned by law enforcement officials, and some could be charged with committing crimes against democratic institutions or attempting to unseat a democratically elected government, he said. Here’s the latest on the riot in the Brazilian capital. 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Some could be charged with committing crimes against democratic institutions or with attempting to unseat a democratically elected government, he said. What We Know About the Investigations Into the Brazil Protests 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z "We must stand in solidarity with Lula's democratically elected government," she added. Jan. 6-style riots hit Brazil as ex-president Jair Bolsonaro seeks "refuge" in Florida 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z More precisely, conservatives have devoted immense energy and resources to controlling the courts, thereby enforcing minority views they could never democratically write into law. How to end gridlock and ensure Democratic power — with a bold progressive agenda 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z "Based on intelligence reports... some soldiers of the Gambian army were plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government," it said in a statement. Gambia foils military coup, arrests four soldiers - govt 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “The fact that Germany democratically elected Hitler terrifies me,” he said, and reminds him how fragile American freedoms are. For Ukrainian students, scholarships offer a lesson in American democracy 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Despite authorizing the military to help restore order this week, Ms. Boluarte has struggled to contain the violent protests that followed the abrupt downfall of her democratically elected predecessor, Pedro Castillo. Death Toll in Peru Protests Rises as New Leader Struggles for Control 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Although Japan and Chinese-claimed and democratically governed Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic ties, they have close unofficial relations and both share concerns about China, especially its increased military activities near them. Taiwan pledges deeper Japan security cooperation as senior lawmaker visits 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Dictators are subject to the same pressures to deliver as democratically elected leaders are. Glimpses of Democracy 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z In brief comments on Thursday morning to reporters at the presidential palace, Boluarte suggested that calling early elections could be "democratically respectable" but added she wants to hold additional discussions first. Peru's Castillo faces 'rebellion' charge in court 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z "It is always regrettable that a democratically elected president has this fate, but I understand that everything was forwarded in the constitutional framework." Reaction in Americas region to ousting of Peru's Castillo 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Beijing views the democratically governed island as its territory and during the past three years or so has been flying daily sorties near Taiwan. U.S. to boost Taiwan's stretched air force with $428 mln in spare parts 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Even after the collapse of the junta, Ms. de Bonafini kept up her confrontational style with its democratically elected successors to demand answers and mete out punishment. Hebe de Bonafini, strident voice for Argentine ‘dirty war’ victims, dies at 93 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z But by the 1970s many Iranians distrusted the United States, which had backed a coup against a democratically elected prime minister, reinstated the shah and continued to prop up his dictatorship. Review | How an American teacher became a symbol of Iran’s democratic dreams 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, the unprecedented nature of this coalition — democratically elected but possessing antidemocratic values inimical to U.S. interests — should prompt the White House to send clear messages to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Arab states. Opinion | Biden should respond boldly to a radical Netanyahu government 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z "From the beginning, the Peruvian right tried to overthrow a government that was democratically elected by the people, by the working class seeking more inclusion and social justice." Reaction in Americas region to ousting of Peru's Castillo 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory. UK parliamentary committee visits Taiwan 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z A military coup that overthrew a democratically elected president in 1991 launched a cascade of boats carrying tens of thousands to the coast of Florida. As Haiti Unravels, U.S. Officials Push to Send in an Armed Foreign Force 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z "The right position for Northern Ireland is to have those that are democratically elected and accountable." NI Civil Service will 'do what we can', says Jayne Brady 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z For a U.S. president to put pressure on a democratically elected Israeli government would be unprecedented and controversial. Opinion | Biden should respond boldly to a radical Netanyahu government 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Taiwan has accused China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own territory, of repeated efforts to sway the results of its elections, whether by online disinformation campaigns or overt military threats. Taiwan says it sees less Chinese interference ahead of elections 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The visit comes with U.S.-Sino tensions high, particularly over Taiwan, the democratically governed island China has long vowed to bring under its control. U.S. VP Harris visits Philippine island on edge of contested South China Sea 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Relations between China and the island, which has an independent, democratically elected government, have soured significantly in the 14 years since. Chinese panda, gifted to Taiwan as a symbol of friendship, dies 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z China regards democratically ruled Taiwan as a renegade province. China says open to meeting with U.S. defence secretary 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Animosity between China and the United States over Taiwan ratcheted up after Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s high-profile visit to the democratically governed island in August, which prompted days of intimidating Chinese military drills in the area. With Tensions Mounting, Biden and Xi Try a Warmer Tone 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, U.N. organizers have been criticized by human rights activists for holding the COP27 in Egypt, whose government has been accused of abuses since a 2013 military overthrow of its first democratically elected president. COP27: Biden says the climate crisis is about "very life of the planet" 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Democrats warned that a Drazan victory could threaten abortion rights, environmental protections and democratically run elections in the state. Democrat Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor’s race 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Democrats also warned that a Drazan victory could threaten abortion rights, environmental protections and democratically run elections in the state. Oregon governor’s race on knife’s edge, too early to call 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Since Mr Sisi came to power in 2014 after leading the military's overthrow of Mubarak's democratically elected successor, he has spent most of the time in prison or police detention. Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist's family demand proof of life 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z She said social media was becoming increasingly "democratically dangerous" in the way it was shaping debate and normalising misogyny. Scale of abuse of politicians on Twitter revealed 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Her veto power could stymie progressive legislation, and Democrats warn that a Drazan victory could threaten abortion rights, environmental protections and democratically run elections in the state. Oregon governor’s race a nail-biter with 3rd candidate 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru became India's first democratically elected prime minister, following nearly 100 years of British colonial rule between 1848 and 1947. Shyam Saran Negi: Man dubbed 'India's first voter' dies aged 105 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Opposition leaders in Venezuela, meanwhile, are discussing moving away from Guaidó, the head of the country’s last democratically elected National Assembly, who has been recognized by Washington as the country’s rightful leader. Colombia’s new president meets with Maduro as Latin America moves left 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The democratically elected leaders of Germany who abetted Hitler’s rise in the early 1930s believed they could control his relatively small but frenzied political movement for their own purposes. God bless America, where cheap gas matters more than democracy 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z China has stepped up military activities near democratically governed Taiwan since August, when it conductd to blockade drills around the island following a visit to Taipei by U.S. Taiwan urges China to stop sabre-rattling and start talking 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has downgraded diplomatic relations with Lithuania and pressured multinational companies to sever ties with it. Japan, Lithuania upgrade ties, to start security dialogue 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, while Taiwan's government strongly objects to China's sovereignty claims and says only the island's 23 million people can decide its future. Japan, U.S. to conduct major military drill from Nov. 10 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z China has ramped up military and political pressure against democratically governed Taiwan over the past two years as it seeks to assert its sovereignty claims, which the government in Taipei strongly rejects. Taiwan official says Xi would be a 'sinner' of all Chinese if he attacks island 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z After Damiba overthrew the democratically elected president in January, he asked Burkinabes to give him until September to show results in the fight against Islamic extremists. Russian role in Burkina Faso crisis comes under scrutiny 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z “We have a great concern about police acting when there’s no policy in place, particularly democratically accountable policy that guides the discretion of police officers,” he said at a news conference this month. Two Black Comedians Sue Police Over Search at Atlanta Airport 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z The United States could soon offer billions of dollars in military financing for Taiwan, fast-track weapons sales and increase military coordination, as China exerts pressure on the democratically governed island. China, with 'fighting spirit', says it put national interest first in last five years 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Sturgeon argues this is blocking the democratically expressed will of the Scottish people, and that a referendum should be held regardless. Explainer: Scottish independence: could there be another referendum? 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, carried out war games near the island in August responding to a Taipei visit by U.S. More frequent Chinese patrols put 'heavy burden' on aging Taiwan frigates 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Beijing, which says democratically ruled Taiwan is one of its provinces, has long vowed to bring Taiwan under its control and has not ruled out the use of force to do so. After Russia-Ukraine plan, Musk offers proposal to resolve China-Taiwan tensions 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has ramped up military and political pressure to assert sovereignty claims, including staging war games near the island in August after U.S. Taiwan sees more Chinese coercion, intimidation in Xi's next term 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the European Parliament — the bloc’s only democratically elected institution — has also swollen to more than 750 members. As Europe’s leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Beijing claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory. Taiwan vows to protect its firms' interests at U.S.-led 'Chip 4' group 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z China, which views the democratically governed island as its own territory, mounted large-scale drills including firing missiles over Taipei in August to show its anger over a visit to Taiwan by U.S. China has 'destroyed' tacit agreement on Taiwan Strait - minister 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The Queen shared a particularly close relationship with Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa. King Charles to host South African president for first state visit 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Burkina Faso’s last democratically elected president was overthrown by Damiba in January amid frustration that his government had not been able to stop extremist attacks. West African mediators head to Burkina Faso following coup 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z As uncertainty prevailed, the international community widely condemned the ouster of Damiba, who himself overthrew the country’s democratically elected president in January. Burkina Faso junta urges calm after French Embassy attack 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Damiba and his allies overthrew the democratically elected president only nine months ago, coming to power with promises of make the country more secure. World Digest: Sept. 30, 2022 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory. Taiwan says U.S.-led 'Chip 4' group discussed supply chain resilience 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Senate unanimously passed a resolution that urged the White House to condemn Mr. Bolsonaro’s efforts to undermine the elections and reconsider its relationship with any Brazilian government that is not democratically elected. On Eve of Election, Bolsonaro’s Party Attacks Brazil’s Voting Systems 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z "I'm sorry that the left and hard left are not capable of rising above these political divisions and accepting the result of the ballot box. We were elected democratically," said far-right legislator Alexandre Sabatou. French political rivalries spill onto soccer field ahead of lawmaker charity match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z China says democratically ruled Taiwan is one of its provinces. U.S. VP Harris to push against China's Taiwan policy in Japan speech 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z China sees democratically ruled Taiwan as one of its provinces. US's Harris, Japan's Fumio condemn China's actions in Taiwan Strait 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z “But if she’s greeted as a legitimate leader, democratically elected, it will be possible for the E.U. to do business with her.” Europe Looks at Italy’s Meloni With Caution and Trepidation 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z At Labour's conference, he said policy decisions were taken democratically and "no-one is above that". Starmer accused of acting like a monarch in PR row 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z While it was Goita and his allies who overthrew a democratically elected president by military force two years ago, Mali’s prime minister repeatedly referred to a “French junta” throughout his speech Saturday. Mali prime minister lashes out at France, UN, regional bloc 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Like many democratically elected officials from occupied areas, he is governing from outside Melitopol but is still in contact with many people living there. Kremlin proxies stage referendums as Russia aims to seize Ukrainian land 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z "This decision was reached through democratic processes by a democratically elected government," Sogavare said of the recognition of China. Solomons 'unfairly targeted' since recognizing China, its president tells U.N. 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Taiwan's democratically elected government says only Taiwan's people can decide their future. China blockade would be act of war, Taiwan would not surrender, official says 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z "I think we just have to remind, as gently as we can, that all our decisions are taken democratically," Mr McDonnell said. Starmer accused of acting like a monarch in PR row 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z China sees democratically governed Taiwan as one of its provinces. U.S., Chinese foreign ministers to meet as Taiwan tensions rise 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Erdogan has repeatedly made parallels between his own democratically elected Islamist party and Hamas, which rules the blockaded Gaza Strip, calling it “a resistance movement that defends the Palestinian homeland against an occupying power.” Israel and Turkey’s leaders meet at U.N. after years of tension 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In reality Ukraine's government was democratically elected and has no far right politicians. Ukraine conflict: Russia arrests hundreds at anti-war protests 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z "This is exactly what we have seen happening around the world. Parties come to power democratically in democratic elections, but then slowly but surely, right by right, they begin to weaken democracy," he said. Anti-immigration election gains divide Sweden, worry rights groups 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would significantly enhance U.S. military support for Taiwan, including provisions for billions of dollars in additional security assistance, amid increased pressure from China toward the democratically governed island. U.S. Senate panel advances sweeping Taiwan security bill 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The council is the forum for the democratically elected governments and can be at times at odds with the commission, which is a body of civil servants. Top E.U. Official Becomes an Unexpected Wartime Leader 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to bring democratically governed Taiwan under Beijing's control and has not ruled out the use of force. EXCLUSIVE Taiwan hosts dozens of foreign lawmakers in Washington to push China sanctions 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Further reforms in the following decades established that the Crown must accept the will of the democratically elected Parliament, the basis of Britain’s constitutional monarchy. What’s in a name? King Charles III’s name has loaded history 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has been holding exercises around the island since a visit to Taipei last month by U.S. Taiwan military shows off its mettle with latest combat drills 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z China views Taiwan as a rogue province and has not ruled out force to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Analysis: Banned U.S. AI chips in high demand at Chinese state institutes 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Still, the convention marked the first time a group of democratically elected people sat down — in a transparent and open process — to draft a constitution for the country. Chilean voters decisively reject leftist constitution 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The democratically governed island has formal ties with only 14 countries, largely due to Chinese pressure. Taiwan sends special envoy to former pope's beatification 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The order reflects the continued support for Taiwan from President Joe Biden's administration as Taipei faces pressure from China, which has never ruled out using force to bring the democratically ruled island under its control. U.S. approves potential $1.1 bln arms sale to Taiwan, Pentagon says 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The Moscow-friendly president of Ukraine had just been ousted after months of protests, which Gorbachev attributed to the president’s failure “to act democratically.” Covering Gorbachev: AP remembers his wit, wisdom, warmth 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z How was Taiwan de facto independent, with its own military and democratically elected government, yet China was trying to call the shots? From O.C. church shooting to Pelosi's visit -- what it's like to be Taiwanese American right now 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z China claims Taiwan as its territory despite the strong objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei, which rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims. TSMC making 'excellent' progress with Arizona chip plant, state governor says 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z China which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei. Taiwan's top China policy maker delays U.S. visit 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z China carried out its largest war games around the democratically governed island after a visit this month by U.S. Biden plans to ask Congress to approve $1.1 bln arms sale to Taiwan- Politico 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z “Civic news, democratically relevant news, investigative news is a public good,” Chan says, “but it’s time-consuming and expensive, and unfortunately there isn’t necessarily a clear market demand for it.” Column: How the decline of local news exposes the public to lies and corruption 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Beijing regards the democratically governed island as its territory. U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, meanwhile, has underscored the financial risks to war and sanctions, should China pursue its territorial claim over Taiwan with a similar attack on the democratically ruled island. Foreign businesses want out of China. But breaking up may be tougher than ever 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z China’s military drills near the democratically governed island this month in response to a visit to Taipei by U.S. Taiwan opposition defends 'brave' China outreach after controversial visit 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z A home-care cooperative, owned and democratically controlled by caregivers, offers an option in the home-care industry that respects the dignity of the workers and the clients. Home-care workers: The co-op option 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically elected government in Taipei, launched military drills near the island after U.S. Taiwan president says U.S. visits reinforce determination to defend itself 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been holding massed military drills near the island to express its anger at a visit to Taipei this month by U.S. Taiwan opposition politician takes war games concerns to China 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei. Taiwan to deploy drone defence systems after rock-throwing video emerges 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Today, the United Kingdom is ceremonially headed by the royal family, but the right to create policy and develop legislation belongs to the democratically elected Parliament, which acts under the leadership of a prime minister. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the Taipei government's strong objections, has been carrying out war games and drills near Taiwan since U.S. World Digest: Aug. 21, 2022 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z The democratically elected leaders failed to right the former regime’s wrongs or achieve economic progress, leaving Tunisia with greater corruption, higher unemployment, widening poverty and deeper debt a decade after the revolution. Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been staging military exercises this month to show its anger about a visit to Taipei of U.S. U.S. Air Force secretary: China's actions around Taiwan increase risk 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been staging such exercises this month to show its anger at the visit to Taipei of U.S. 'Indescribable' pressure: Taiwan thanks Navy amid China tensions 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z This may have been simple realism; the winner is not going to be able to ignore the democratically elected leader of the Scottish Parliament. Five things we learned from Scottish Tory hustings 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Morrison rejected this, and said the emergency powers were put in place by a democratically elected prime minister and according to law. Australia's Morrison says he took five ministries because he was 'steering the ship' 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Pelosi had been the most senior U.S. official in a quarter-century to visit Taiwan, underscoring the longstanding U.S. policy of solidarity with the island’s democratically elected leaders. EXPLAINER: Why US lawmakers’ Taiwan trips keep riling China 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Tensions have also risen over Taiwan since China - which claims Taiwan as its own territory - kicked off military drills around the democratically governed island after U.S. German fighter jets en route to Australia as Berlin shifts focus to Indo-Pacific 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The United States has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to provide the democratically governed island with the means to defend itself. Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z China claims the democratically governed island as its own territory. U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan after Pelosi trip angers China 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been holding military drills around the island to express its anger at this month's visit to Taipei by U.S. U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan amid China tensions 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z "The chant of the insurrectionists was for a violent overthrow of the democratically elected government," Maada Bio said in an address to the nation. World Digest: Aug. 12, 2022 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z "The chant of the insurrectionists was for a violent overthrow of the democratically elected government," he said, adding that the government would investigate all the deaths. Sierra Leone president says protests aimed to overthrow the government 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi from visiting democratically ruled Taiwan last week, a trip that China said destroyed the basis for political trust between the world's two largest economies. Analysis: China's sharper focus on military option for Taiwan raises risks with U.S. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Diplomatically, Beijing has sanctioned several Taiwanese cabinet members and is threatening “criminal liability” for Taiwan’s democratically elected leaders. Opinion | What China’s overreaction to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit really tells us 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z That would offer some autonomy to democratically ruled Taiwan to partially preserve its social and political systems. China withdraws promise not to send troops to Taiwan after unification 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Junta leaders put out an arrest warrant for Ko Jimmy, one of Myanmar’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, weeks after deposing the democratically elected government. A love story, forged in Myanmar’s political strife, ends in execution 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z There are the leaders and representatives, weighing options, hearing feedback, and democratically choosing a path forward. Blaseball: birthing hope through chaos 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z China claims Taiwan, a democratically governed island, as its territory and has vowed to take it back, using force if necessary. China’s Military Drills and Other Tensions With Taiwan, Explained 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The Chinese Communist Party has for decades pursued a global pressure campaign to diplomatically isolate Taiwan’s democratically elected government by poaching its diplomatic partners and fiercely opposing exchanges between Taipei and foreign officials. China expands military drills, escalates threats against Taiwan 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z China’s 72-hour spectacle of warships, missiles and fighter jets swarming Taiwan’s borders was meant to smack down international defiance of China’s claim to the democratically governed island nation. Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Senate Passes Major Legislation 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained in recent years of repeated missions by the Chinese air force near the democratically governed island, often in the southwestern part of ADIZ. Taiwan scrambles jets as 22 Chinese fighters cross Taiwan Strait median line 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z China claims the island as part of its territory, although Taiwan is ruled by a democratically elected government that considers itself politically and culturally separate from Beijing. News Analysis: As Pelosi leaves Taiwan, stability in Asia grows more precarious 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z And they strike at the heart of a decades-long disagreement in which China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, a self-ruled island with its own democratically elected government and military. Chinese military drills circling Taiwan set up potential standoff. 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The democratically ruled island of 23 million has become a central point of contention in the deteriorating U.S.-China relationship. Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, increasing tensions between the U.S. and China 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z But it is obliged by U.S. law to provide the democratically governed Taiwan with the means to defend itself, and pressure has mounted in Congress for more explicit support. China says Pelosi Taiwan visit would undermine U.S.-China ties 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Taiwan faces mounting pressure from China, which considers the democratically governed island its own territory. British lawmakers to visit Taiwan later this year -The Guardian 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Beijing claims democratically ruled Taiwan as a Chinese province. China air force, referring to Taiwan, says it can safeguard 'territorial integrity' 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z "This doesn't change in any way the primacy of our democratically elected parliament," he said. Australia PM says indigenous voice details to follow referendum 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z She did not mention Taiwan, but speculation of her visiting the democratically ruled island, claimed by Beijing, has intensified in recent days, fuelling tensions beyond the Taiwan Strait. Chinese nationalist commentator deletes Pelosi tweet after Twitter blocks account 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Many people in Sahelian countries who are desperate for solutions do believe that military governments can handle insecurity better than democratically elected ones, but analysts warn that this popular support could soon sour. Mali and Burkina Faso: Did the coups halt jihadist attacks? 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The People’s Liberation Army has sent growing numbers of fighter planes and bombers to fly near Taiwan in an attempt to intimidate its democratically elected government. China’s Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The proposed new text was written by a 154-member body elected through a popular vote, the first time in Chile's history a constitution was drafted democratically. Explainer: What's in Chile's proposed new constitution? 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The PLA has sent growing numbers of fighter planes and bombers to fly near Taiwan in an attempt to intimidate its democratically elected government. China’s Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Beijing sees any official contact with Taiwan as recognition of its democratically elected government, which the mainland says has no right to conduct foreign relations. A richer, stronger China warns Pelosi not to visit Taiwan 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z China has been stepping up military activity around Taiwan seeking to pressure the democratically elected government there to accept Chinese sovereignty. Pentagon chief gave Pelosi security assessments but won't comment on Taiwan 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The United States does not have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan but is bound by U.S. law to provide the democratically governed island with the means to defend itself. Taiwan president oversees drills on warship, lauds determination for defence 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In 2014, Tunisia’s democratically elected Constituent Assembly passed an inclusively drafted constitution, painstakingly debated over two years, that enshrined safeguards for human rights, checks and balances, and other fundamental pillars of representative governance. Opinion | Tunisia’s constitutional referendum represents a dark day for democracy 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its territory and has never ruled out taking the island by force. 'Missile alert': Taiwan holds air-raid exercise amid China tension 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Although he has been democratically elected with some 70% of the vote in 2019, failure to secure resounding popular support could further undermine his legitimacy and will most likely embolden his enemies to challenge him. Tunisia referendum: President Kais Saied seeks mandate to extend powers 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z |
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