Questions tagged [international]
International mostly means something involving more than a single country.
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What is the first country to implement a formalized dress code for its legislative body?
The US Senate has passed a resolution formalizing business attire as
the proper dress code for the floor of the chamber by unanimous
consent.
This comes after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...
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Is it customary to hold off recognition of a state that seceded from another country through a referendum?
WASHINGTON -- Even if Quebec voters had said "Oui" to independence in
1995, the United States wasn't going to say "Yes" to immediately
recognizing the new country or including it ...
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Did any other country than China buy real estate as a buyer of last resort?
In a housing crisis that shows no end, the Chinese government is
stepping in as a buyer of last resort.
Chinese officials on Friday took their boldest step yet, unveiling a
nationwide plan to buy up ...
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Did any other European leader praise China for its peace initiatives since the outbreak of the Ukraine war?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called on world
powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a
meeting Monday with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, state
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Are there restrictions to who we can invite to the G7 summit and do the other members have to agree?
ROME, June 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman will join at least 12 other heads of state and government
invited by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take part in next
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Does any developed country other than the UK include illegal activities in its GDP calculations?
Items like imputed rent, legal fees and R&D are now all included in GDP. The UK went hog wild with both illegal drugs and prostitution as now part of their GDP because… hey, why not? UNSNA’s 2008 ...
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When was the last time the G7 invited many guest countries?
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will join at least 12
other heads of state and government invited by Italian Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni to take part in next week's Group of Seven (G7)...
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Does Germany have a strict definition of what a military target is as it allows Western-supplied weapons to strike military targets in Russia?
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck has said he regrets that the
government led by Olaf Scholz did not allow Ukraine to deploy
Western-supplied weapons to strike military targets in Russia sooner.
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What does North Korea gain from denying that the country provided weapons to Russia?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un again denied Friday that her country has exported
any weapons to Russia, as she labeled outside speculation on North
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Why has the United States borne the brunt of criticism related to agricultural subsidies when several countries offer higher level of support?
However, agricultural subsidies can also have trade-distorting
effects. For this reason, they are the basis of many international
disputes. In the recently negotiated US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
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Is there any other country than Ukraine that required women to register for military conscription after WW2?
Under the looming threat from Russia, new legislation was enacted on
21 December 2021 requiring women to register for military service, if
they are deemed medically fit for military service, are ...
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Do any countries formally recognize the "Isaaq genocide" as a genocide?
I'm curious what level of international recognition does the Isaaq genocide have. (Those were events during the Somaliland War of Independence.) Wikipedia doesn't say whether it's explicitly ...
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As of 2024, how can Russia escalate the war in Ukraine?
According to this answer for the question Why do Western countries not send more powerful weapons to Ukraine?, Western countries are reluctant also out of fear of conflict escalation:
It is not in ...
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Why do Singapore leaders earn so much more compared to others?
German Bundestag members earn the equivalent of $186,859 annually,
while members of Italy’s Camera dei deputati take home $184,095 per
year.
When it comes to world leaders, Singapore still comes out ...
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Is there any country that fully uses paperless ballot?
Without a paper audit trail, it can be difficult to detect errors or
breaches in the voting machine’s software or hardware, possibly
allowing an incursion into American voting systems to go unnoticed.
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