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Daughter of MP murdered five years ago says politicians still at risk
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess says politicians are still at risk and questioned if anything has changed five years after her father's death. Katie Amess told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg what happened to her father wasn't an isolated incident, we are seeing increased threats towards members of parliament. Sir David was the Conservative MP for Southend West when he was stabbed multiple times while holding a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in October 2021. The government commissioned a review into his death in August, to identify lessons to be learned and recommend steps to minimise the risk of future tragedies.
Russia's elections had few surprises - but how the Kremlin uses the results is far from clear
Russia's elections had few surprises - but how the Kremlin uses the results is far from clear Many things about Russia are hard to predict. In a political system tightly controlled by the Kremlin, the party of power - United Russia - had been widely expected to maintain its grip on parliament. No other party came close. Preliminary results suggest that United Russia is on course to retain its constitutional majority in the State Duma. And that's after more than four and a half years of war against Ukraine, which have resulted in huge battlefield losses for the Russian army, sparked economic hardship, as well as petrol shortages due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities.
Steve Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter
Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Low expectations that Russia's election will bring peace closer, Steve Rosenberg reports The system of power in Russia is often referred to as managed democracy (where the Kremlin does the managing). That means huge powers for the president and few political surprises. This weekend's election is set to deliver another parliament dominated by the party of power, United Russia, and a house of MPs fiercely loyal to Vladimir Putin. Critics dismiss the vote as neither free nor fair.
The Quiet Miracles of Ordinary Life in New Syria
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What Is the Youth-Led 'Cockroach Movement' Staging Mass Protests in India?
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The 28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI "Fuckup Finder"
The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia's AI "Fuckup Finder" Now Estonia is using AI to spot legal errors before they become law--and to automate more of the state. Estonia's AI embarrassment began with a single wrong phrase. In December, the Riigikogu, Estonia's parliament, passed changes to the country's Gambling Tax Act meant to lower the tax rate on remote gambling. But the wording of the law referred only to "skill games" for that year, not games of chance or remote gambling. Estonia's entire gambling industry is worth around €300 million ($343 million), and its online gambling market is one of the fastest growing in the EU.
Chris Mason: Why a quick meeting is overshadowing the King's Speech
Chris Mason: Why a coffee is overshadowing the King's Speech It is quite something when two blokes having a cup of coffee can generate more headlines and conversation than the King coming to parliament for the main ceremonial event of the parliamentary calendar. Both these things are happening this morning. The prime minister has met the Health Secretary Wes Streeting in private - a meeting offered by Sir Keir Starmer to cabinet ministers after Tuesday's cabinet meeting and an offer Streeting took up. It was a very short meeting - under 20 minutes - and we may not know what happened in Number 10 immediately. And then, not long afterwards, the King will arrive in Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, in which the sovereign reads out the government's planned new laws for the year and a bit ahead. This ceremonial occasion was scheduled for this week precisely because government figures anticipated a rough set of election results and a splash of political tumult afterwards.
Japan to revise economic security law to support projects abroad
The government plans to submit a bill to revise the economic security promotion law during the current session of parliament that began on Wednesday. The Japanese government plans to revise the economic security promotion law to support companies with economic security-linked projects overseas. This will be the first revision of the law, established in 2022. The move comes amid a rapidly changing international environment, as the Ukraine-Russia war drags on and China continues to flex its economic muscle. Competition is also intensifying in the development of artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.