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As the French National Assembly gets younger and more female, some lawmakers say it's time MPs on maternity leave were replaced. Opera singers bring love, tragedy and dialogue to French city streets with free concerts in unexpected places. And the man behind Paris' Wallace fountains, which turn 150 this year.

France's National Assembly resumed its work on Monday with a debate on the war in Ukraine and its consequences for France, with a call from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to "continue the sanctions" to "make the cost of the war unbearable for Russia".

The Kuwaiti government held an extraordinary session on Saturday to set the date for the first meeting of the newly-elected National Assembly. The parliament will meet for the first time on October 11. The government then submitted its resignation following the announcement of this week’s elections results. The results were…

The unofficial results of Kuwait’s parliamentary elections, which were announced in the early hours of Friday, showed that the Change movement had swept the National Assembly, by winning more than half of the 50 parliamentary seats. The voter turnout reached around 50 percent across the country, while the fifth electoral…

As geopolitical tensions from Russian aggression in Ukraine and the ongoing United States-China rivalry intensify, Southeast Asia will be hard-pressed to maintain peace and security. Despite their relatively small size, Cambodia and Laos are two countries whose political trajectories will shape regional outcomes. While Cambodia has consolidated domestic political power…

Campaigning for Nigeria's presidential election in February to choose Muhammadu Buhari's successor officially started this week and candidates on Thursday signed a pledge to ensure a peaceful vote after previous ballots were marred by violence.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has passed a motion calling for the dismissal of the foreign minister over a series of alleged diplomatic missteps, including controversial remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol caught on a hot mic in the United States

Authorities will not meddle in parliamentary election crown prince says, which 796,000 citizens are eligible to vote for

Kuwaiti voters are heading to the polls Thursday to elect members of the National Assembly, with the hope of achieving the needed change in the country. The current elections are held under the slogan, “Correcting the course”, in reference to the famous speech of the Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad…

The Kuwaitis will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament, with the hope to achieve a fundamental shift in the legislative authority and ease political tension, in conjunction with the appointment of a new prime minister. The current elections are held under the slogan, “Correcting the…

The head of France’s Greens party stepped down from his post Monday after his former partner reportedly accused him of psychological abuse