President Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his bribery charges in a stunning off-script moment during his triumphant speech to the Knesset on Monday.

The U.S. President was warmly received in Israel, where he addressed parliament, after helping to broker a cease-fire that freed Israel’s hostages in Gaza and aims to end the conflict with Hamas.

President Donald Trump is due to meet with hostage families and address Israel’s Knesset, before heading to Egypt for an international summit on Gaza.

President Trump declared that the cease-fire in Gaza is the “end of an age of terror and death” and an “historic dawn of a new Middle East” in an impassioned address to Israel’s governing body on Monday.

The European Parliament has lifted the immunity of two Polish lawmakers, allowing national prosecutors to pursue charges for alleged abuses of power

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly halted after the public gallery broke into an unplanned haka performance.

In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of words like "burger" or "steak" to describe their plant-based variants. The 355-247 majority vote is seen as a victory for livestock farmers who say the labels threaten their industry and livelihoods.

Kenyan lawmakers have passed a bill to regulate digital assets like cryptocurrencies, a senior parliamentarian said on Monday, as it seeks to boost investments into the sector by putting clear rules in place for the emerging industry.

Katter's Australian Party MP Nick Dametto has formally resigned from state parliament to run for Townsville mayor — forcing a by-election in his north Queensland seat.