WELLINGTON, APR 10 (DNA) : New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s founding agreement following months of protest and debate over the place of indigenous Maori in the Pacific nation. The Treaty of Waitangi, first signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document guide legislation and policy today. The failed bill was a policy of David Seymour’s ACT NewRead More

DOHA, APRIL 10 (QNA/APP/DNA):The Cabinet was keen during the first quarter of 2025 to adopt policies that support sustainable development by boosting economic diversification, investing in talent, and raising the efficiency of state institutions, said Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani. He affirmed that the Cabinet sought to align these efforts with Qatar’s international commitments in the areas of economic cooperation, sustainability, and regional stability, in line with the Third National Development Strategy (NDS3) and the Qatar National Vision 2030. The CabinetRead More