US lawmakers are expected to advance a bill on Tuesday requiring the release of government records on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of president Donald Trump鈥檚 attempts to keep a lid on one of the country鈥檚 most notorious case files...
Pregnant lawmakers and new mothers will be able to vote by proxy in the European Parliament under a rule change approved Thursday to cheers from women鈥檚 rights advocates...
East Timor鈥檚 parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia鈥檚 poorest nations, but sceptical protesters returned to the streets on Wednesday...
Britain鈥檚 foreign secretary David Lammy said Saturday it was 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� and deeply concerning that Israel had detained two UK lawmakers and denied them entry...
A bipartisan group of US senators has proposed legislation that would slap sanctions on countries friendly to Russia if Moscow disrupts on-going negotiations to end the Ukraine war...
Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country鈥檚 leader, paving the way for a Senate trial that could see her removed from office...
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand pre-trial incarceration for foreign criminal suspects as a new Congress unified under Republican control works to deliver on Donald Trump鈥檚 vow to crack down on illegal immigration...
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday...
Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines...
British lawmakers will hold a landmark debate on Friday on a divisive and emotive bill that could set the UK on its way to legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people...
US congressional leaders announced a deal on Sunday to extend funding for the federal government until mid-December, averting a contentious shutdown just weeks ahead of the election...
Several Awami League lawmakers on Wednesday became scathingly critical of the rampant corruption in the country...
India鈥檚 newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office on Tuesday, but without two vocal government critics unable to take their seats because they are jailed on national security charges...
A number of ruling Awami League lawmakers on Tuesday spoke in favour of keeping illegal money legalising provisions, taking part in a general discussion on the proposed budget for the 2024鈥�25 financial year in Jatiya Sangsad...
The National Board of Revenue has taken the initiative to impose a 25 per cent duty on car imports by lawmakers, partially withdrawing the duty-free facility for them to import...
