The Latest Breaking News from the National Assembly

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, citing threats from pro-North Korean sympathisers and opposition forces.

South Korea's martial law decree imposes strict restrictions on political activities to maintain social order and stability.

Tensions escalate in South Korea as lawmakers clash over martial law at the National Assembly in Seoul.

France's minority government faces collapse amid a no-confidence vote, stirring political turmoil and financial concerns.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition of being "anti-state forces intent on overthrowing the regime" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces the biggest risk yet of being deposed by a hostile National Assembly as his government presents Monday a social security financing plan that has the opposition up in arms.

Vietnam said Saturday that it will build a $67 billion high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, in a much-needed boost to infrastructure that is expected to drive growth and enhance its reputation among foreign investors.

Fifty years ago the French parliament passed a groundbreaking bill that would eventually decriminalise abortion, championed by health minister Simone Veil, amidst intense opposition.

France’s Senate has voted to reject the Mercosur free trade agreement between the European Union and South American countries, following a similar vote in the National Assembly, as farmers continue to protest against a deal they say would bring unfair competition.

A commission of Senators and members of the National Assembly have hashed out a compromise 2025 budget that, if passed by the both full assemblies, could avoid the government having to force the bill through without a vote. But far right and leftist lawmakers, who disagree with many of the…

Violent clashes continue in Islamabad as security forces use tear gas, rubber bullets to disperse advancing protesters.