The Latest Breaking News from European Parliament

Russia unleashes a missile barrage damaging power grid, with President Zelenskyy calling it a ‘crime against humanity’.

Moscow suggests designating European Parliament as a ‘sponsor of idiocy’ in response

The European Parliament on Wednesday designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing that its military strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets such as energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools and shelters violated international law.

The European Union (EU) is set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials it has accused of "serious human rights violations" in the western region of Xinjiang for another year.

The Gulf nation of Qatar is hosting the FIFA World Cup, even as human rights groups document the colossal loss of life among migrant labourers working on the country's massive construction programme. Moreover, Qatar's attitude to same-sex relationships has prompted calls for the Emirate to be shunned. As a protest,…

At least six women have died after doctors refused abortion due to constitutional court’s 2020 ruling on foetal defects.

Kuwait criticized what it labeled as interference in its internal affairs, and the Kuwaiti foreign minister called on EU countries to respect his country's laws and sovereignty, rejecting European disapproval regarding the recent implementation of the death penalty against seven convicts. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed wishes that European…

A media outlet uncovers that the Greek government sent millions of dollars to a company that sells an illegal spyware.

Armen Georgian's panel of MEPs debates whether the EU's climate goals at Sharm el-Sheikh are ambitious enough, and whether the EU is stepping up when it comes to climate finance and loss and damage for poorer countries. The panelists also ponder how the EU might make its own energy policy…