MADRID (AP) — Portugal ‘s parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim women.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Mongolian lawmakers voted to remove the prime minister and parliament speaker on Friday, throwing the resource-rich nation into renewed political turmoil.

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly halted after the public gallery broke into an unplanned haka performance.

The European Parliament has lifted the immunity of two Polish lawmakers, allowing national prosecutors to pursue charges for alleged abuses of power

Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to amend the country's budget for this year, raising defence spending to a record level as the war with Russia dragged on into its fourth year.

The National Assembly votes clear the way for the embattled Lecornu to pursue what could be an even greater challenge: getting a 2026 budget for the European Union’s second-largest economy through Parliament’s lower house.

The hospital’s owner and CEO Kenneth Ford said the hospital’s relationship with the fund soured in 2020 when the fund accused it of submitting fraudulent claims.

Two Israeli politicians were removed from the Israeli parliamentary chamber after interrupting President Donald Trump's speech, which coincided with the release of 20 living hostages from Gaza and Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention.

Major political parties in Bangladesh have signed a roadmap for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters seeking more provisions for the activists who ousted the previous government.

Vietnam's National Assembly, the country's lawmaking body, will work on key personnel issues by the end of next week, including voting on key government and state appointments, an