The escalation broke the ceasefire brokered in July by Trump who threatened to halt trade talks with the two countries unless they ended the fight.

Prosecutors in Turkey's capital say five people have been detained over a sex harassment scandal that has hit the country’s parliament.

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament passed legislation on whistleblowers and crown witnesses that the opposition warned threaten the rule of law, and which led to scuffles and angry exchanges between politicians late on Thursday and Friday.

The European Parliament supported a one-year delay to a landmark law to curb deforestation across the world and sought to soften compliance requirements that have raised concerns about the measure’s administrative burden and impact on trade.

Bulgaria's Parliament has approved the resignation of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's coalition government amid nationwide anti-corruption protests.

Senator Pauline Hanson banned from parliament for 7 days for wearing burqa in the chamber to demand they be banned nationally.

A session of Pakistan's National Assembly took an amusing turn when Speaker Ayaz Khan discovered ten PKR 5,000 notes on the floor. When he inquired about the money, 12 to 13 members raised their hands to claim it,

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of delaying the implementation of the European Union's deforestation law by one year. Companies will have an additional year to comply with new EU rules to prevent deforestation,

Thailand's Prime ‌Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said ​on social media ‍on Thursday that ​he ​is "returning ⁠power to the people", a likely reference to his plan to dissolve ‌parliament and clear the way ​to ‌elections.