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Pope Leo XIV Meets Marion Marechal Le Pen - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Marion Marechal Le Pen, French politician Member of the European Parliament, during a meeting with a delegation of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) of the European Parliament, a centre-right political group within the European Union’s legislative body on December 10, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Marion Marechal Le Pen - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Marion Marechal Le Pen, French politician Member of the European Parliament, during a meeting with a delegation of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) of the European Parliament, a centre-right political group within the European Union’s legislative body on December 10, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Marion Marechal Le Pen - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Marion Marechal Le Pen, French politician Member of the European Parliament, during a meeting with a delegation of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) of the European Parliament, a centre-right political group within the European Union’s legislative body on December 10, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Bins Blown Around By Storm Eowyn’s Gusty Winds

Storm Eowyn brought strong winds to parts of UK and Ireland on Friday, January 24, prompting rare red weather warnings in both countries. Schools and businesses were closed due to expected disruptions, with several flights canceled at Belfast City Airport. This first part of the video shows bins flying around in the strong winds of Storm Eowyn. The later part shows a person tries to tie them together by the handles to keep them from flying away.

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ITALY-ROME-EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS

(240610) -- ROME, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Italian Prime Minister and leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party Giorgia Meloni speaks following the announcement of the partial results of the European Parliament elections, in Rome, Italy, June 10, 2024. Brothers of Italy has strengthened its hand with a strong showing in the European Parliament elections ending Sunday night. The party gained 28.8 percent of votes, earning 24 of Italy's 76 seats in the legislative body. Right-wing groups are projected to secure substantial gains in the 2024 European Parliament (EP) election, diminishing the influence of centrist parties, according to preliminary estimate results released by the EP early Monday. (Photo by Elisa Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ITALY-ROME-EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS

(240610) -- ROME, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister and leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party Giorgia Meloni speaks following the announcement of the partial results of the European Parliament elections, in Rome, Italy, June 10, 2024. Brothers of Italy has strengthened its hand with a strong showing in the European Parliament elections ending Sunday night. The party gained 28.8 percent of votes, earning 24 of Italy's 76 seats in the legislative body. Right-wing groups are projected to secure substantial gains in the 2024 European Parliament (EP) election, diminishing the influence of centrist parties, according to preliminary estimate results released by the EP early Monday. (Photo by Elisa Lingria/Xinhua)

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Philippine Senate President Zubiri steps down, Escudero sworn in

STORY: Philippine Senate President Zubiri steps down, Escudero sworn in SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Senator Zubiri speaking 2. various of Senator Escudero swearing in 3. various of Escudero attending press conference STORYLINE: Philippine Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri Monday confirmed that he is stepping down. Francis Escudero was sworn in as the new chief of the legislative body. Senator Juan Edgardo Angara told reporters that 15 out of 24 senators voted to oust Zubiri from the post. "My heart is broken," Zubiri said in a speech at the plenary session. "Today I offer my resignation as Senate president of the Republic of the Philippines," he added. "I did my best. I leave my head up high," Zubiri told reporters minutes before giving his valedictory speech to the Senate. Following the shake-up, all senate committees will be declared vacant. Escudero said he was also surprised by what

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Kuwaitis vote to elect new parliament

STORY: Kuwaitis vote to elect new parliament DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.Various of Kuwaitis casting ballots at a polling station STORYLINE: Kuwaiti voters cast their ballots in five electoral constituencies on Tuesday to elect the 17th National Assembly, or parliament. The eligible voters will elect 50 lawmakers out of 207 candidates to represent them in the new legislative body for a term of four years, reported the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA. Kuwait's parliament, reinstated in March following a Constitutional Court ruling after a previous dissolution, was dissolved by a royal decree in May this year. Over the years, tensions between Kuwait's cabinet and the parliament have frequently resulted in cabinet reshuffles and dissolutions of the parliament. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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Tunisia holds 1st legislative elections since parliament's dissolution

STORY: Tunisia holds 1st legislative elections since parliament's dissolution DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Tunis 2. various of voters casting votes STORYLINE: Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March. At 8 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), Tunisians began casting ballots at 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations across the North African country. Polls closed at 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) and the preliminary results will be announced between Sunday and Tuesday. A total of 1,058 candidates competed in the elections for the 161 seats in the parliament. Saied suspended the Tunisian parliament and sacked the government in July 2021, before dissolving the legislative body on March 30 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-PARLIAMENTARY-ELECTIONS

(221218) -- TUNIS, Dec. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) count votes for parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia on Dec. 18, 2022. Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March. A total of 1,058 candidates competed in the elections for the 161 seats in the parliament. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-PARLIAMENTARY-ELECTIONS

(221218) -- TUNIS, Dec. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) count votes for parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia on Dec. 18, 2022. Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March. A total of 1,058 candidates competed in the elections for the 161 seats in the parliament. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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Protest in Taiwan against China trade pact

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Students continue to occupy Taiwan's legislative chamber in Taipei on March 25, 2014. The students are demanding that the law-making body review a trade deal with mainland China which they say will hurt Taiwan's economy.

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Taiwan's legislature under siege by protesters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Students occupy Taiwan's legislative chamber in Taipei on March 20, 2014. They started the occupation on March 18 to demand the law-making body review a trade deal with Beijing that the students say will hurt Taiwan's economy.

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Key Indonesian politicians vow to set up new gov't

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri (L), presidential front-runner, of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), confers with Armed Forces Chief Gen. Wiranto (R), who is tipped to be the ruling Golkar party's vice presidential candidate, in Jakarta on Sept. 28. They pledged to establish a new ''legitimate'' government peacefully once the country's highest legislative body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), convenes Oct. 1 to elect president and vice president.

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Egypt toughens penalty on illegal migration

STORY: Egypt toughens penalty on illegal migration DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Egyptian parliamentvarious of a ship sailing in the sea STORYLINE: Egypt's House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, approved on Tuesday the government-drafted legislative proposal (draft law) aiming to amend some provisions of the Law on Combating illegal migration and Smuggling of Migrants. The legislative body toughens the penalty on illegal migrants, individuals who provide shelter to them, migrant smugglers, and those who do not report illegal migration cases. The sentences handed to illegal migrants will now be imprisonment, and a fine varying between EGP 200,000 and EGP 500,000. Migrant smugglers will have to pay an amount equal to the revenues they achieved through their illegal activity in addition to a fine ranging between EGP 500,000 and EGP 1 million. They will also have to serve a prison sentence of at least five years. Penalty o

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N. Korea ends session of top legislature without Kim's attendance

PYONGYANG, North Korea : People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on Jan. 17, 2021, amid worries over the coronavirus, days after the country's ruling Workers' Party wrapped up its first congress in nearly five years. Seen in the background is the venue of the congress.North Korea on Sunday convened a session of its top legislative body, the Supreme People's Assembly, state-run media reported Monday, but the gathering ended apparently without leader Kim Jong Un's attendance.

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San Francisco legislator pushes plan to erect WWII sex slave memorial

Eric Mar, a member of San Francisco's legislative body, talks with Kyodo News at the City Hall on Oct. 9, 2015, about his proposal to erect a memorial in the U.S. city to honor women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese army during World War II. The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted for the proposal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Key Indonesian politicians vow to set up new gov't

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri (L), presidential front-runner, of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan), confers with Armed Forces Chief Gen. Wiranto (R), who is tipped to be the ruling Golkar party's vice presidential candidate, in Jakarta on Sept. 28. They pledged to establish a new ''legitimate'' government peacefully once the country's highest legislative body, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), convenes Oct. 1 to elect president and vice president.

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H.K. sends political reform report to Beijing

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying (C) and officials unveil consultation reports on the territory's political reform for Beijing's top legislative body to review, at a press conference in Hong Kong on July 15, 2014. (Kyodo)