When the Czech Republic’s 200 newly-elected deputies gathered for the inaugural session of its new parliament on Monday, there wasn’t a single Communist party member there – for the first time in 76 ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — China has lifted sanctions it imposed on five European Union lawmakers in retaliation against the bloc's defense of Uyghur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region, the EU parliament ...

In 15 days the world’s oldest and most inclusive interfaith organization is gathering thousands of grassroots organizers and religious leaders for the 2021 Parliament of the World’s Religions. On ...

Iceland has voted more women than men into its parliament, a first in Europe, in a national election that saw the ruling left-right coalition strengthen its majority, final results showed on Sunday.

The European Parliament has voted to back a total ban on biometric mass surveillance. AI-powered remote surveillance technologies such as facial recognition have huge implications for fundamental ...

Conservative MP Rob Roberts was found to have sexually harassed a female intern in May 2020. He's still in his job, however, owing to a loophole in the legislation. The Women's Equality Party is ...

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament Monday elected Fumio Kishida, a former moderate turned hawk, as prime minister. He’ll face an economy battered by the pandemic, security threats from China and North Korea ...

(RNS) — The Parliament of the World’s Religions, a gathering of religious leaders from around the world, concluded its eighth convening Monday (Oct. 18). With a central theme of “Opening Our Hearts to ...

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority removed all details of MPs' expenses. The watchdog for MPs' pay and expenses said it was to protect lawmakers after the killing of an MP. Transparency ...