Lawmaking

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls...

(Reuters) - Russian lawmakers will propose measures seeking punishment for the implementation of sanctions on Russia's territory, a senior lawmaker...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian democracy is being "threatened," Edson Fachin, the president of Brazil's electoral court (TSE), said on Friday,...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government said on Friday it rejected "unfounded and ridiculous" allegations made in policy reports...

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government will ban conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales, but...

By Farah Master and Kirsty Needham HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) -China on Thursday blamed the resignation of two senior British judges...

By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's Parliament, dominated by President Daniel Ortega, on Thursday approved reforms that educators warn...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday passed a law lowering the minimum required votes for a party to enter...

By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Vladimir Putin had assured...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday a decision will come soon on whether to lift Title...

By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's communist government is seeking to rally support for a new family code that...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition political parties have introduced a no-confidence vote in parliament seeking the ouster of Prime Minister...

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators scrambled on Tuesday to reach a compromise to avoid further delays before...

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical...

LONDON (Reuters) -Evgeny Lebedev, the ennobled British-Russian media boss and son of a former KGB spy, said on Tuesday security...

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday he would use decrees, referendums and other...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will send a proposal to Congress...

(Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday it would sharply scale back military activity around Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the northern city...

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Tuesday that 20 fines would be issued over gatherings in Boris...

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Pedro Castillo survived on Monday an impeachment vote in Congress that fell short...