Germany: Far-right lawmaker ousted from committee over anti-Semitism

Prominent US lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed that she is a survivor of sexual assault, in an emotional video message Monday in which she also described fearing for her life during the deadly storming of the US Capitol on January 6.

Elections in Ivory Coast are a chance for the opposition to regain power, with President Alassane Ouattara ruling with a majority. The outcome could decide the future of Ivorian parties, international observers say.

Let the minimum wage bill go through parliamentary process: Senate to NLC

Another politician has resigned from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc because of non-political work. Tobias Zech of the Bavarian CSU told colleagues he wanted to "protect my family and my party."

The Stasi Records Agency is a legacy of the peaceful revolution in the GDR. Now its name is disappearing, but its spirit is to live on elsewhere.

Parliamentary aides are protesting the nonpayment of their salary arrears by the National Assembly.

Lawmakers in Windhoek debated a settlement that will see Germany apologize and pay for past atrocities. But opposition lawmakers are furious about being cut out of talks.

Controversial US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for remarks in which she repeatedly equated mask mandates with Nazis forcing Jews to wear yellow stars in World War Two-era Germany.

UEFA has launched an investigation into a Pride armband worn by Germany captain Manuel Neuer at Euro 2020. This follows insulting remarks about it by a state politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

Ethiopian opposition leader Nega casts his ballot in parliamentary vote

Communist Pavel Grudinin has been blocked from running for the Russian parliament, with electoral officials claiming he has offshore assets.

South Sudanese former rebels attend their first parliamentary session alongside members of Salva Kiir's party. We speak to Dr. Andrew Yaw Tchie, Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, about whether the move is a promising sign of stability. Plus, the runner-up in Tunisia's 2019 presidential election is reportedly arrested in Algeria. Nabil Karoui is being investigated for alleged money laundering and tax evasion.