The Latest Breaking News from the National Assembly

France is sending 1,000 additional security personnel to join 1,700 on the ground in bid to tackle situation.

The local government in New Caledonia has called for calm after violence broke out during protests to changes to the constitution being debated in the French National Assembly, which are denounced by supporters of independence for the overseas territory in the Pacific.

French lawmakers have asked organisers of the Paris Olympics – as well as athletes, trainers and journalists – to speak French as much as possible during the Games in a resolution adopted in the National Assembly.

This 21 April marks 80 years since women secured the right to vote in France. A wartime decree finally granted equal suffrage in 1944 – decades later than other European countries, and only after generations of women had demanded their democratic rights.

An apartment block fire that killed 56 people last year has highlighted the dangers of Vietnam’s tiny urban dwellings.

About 44 million people are able to vote in closely fought election seen as a test of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for resolving India-Pakistan issues, including Kashmir, for regional peace and stability.

French lawmakers have adopted a bill to restrict the production and sale of non-essential products that contain PFAS, a group of synthetic "forever chemicals" that break down slowly and have been linked to cancer.

France's proposed bill against hair discrimination aims to protect individuals with diverse hairstyles, facing Senate review. Advocates emphasize inclusivi...

As politicians work to repeal anti-female circumcision law, women stand firm to shield the next generation of girls.

Those sporting Afro-styled hair, blonde or ginger hair, dreads, braids or even balding heads could gain new protections in France, where a bill outlawing discrimination based on hair texture, length, colour or style cleared a first hurdle in the French parliament on Thursday. While some argue the law is unnecessary,…