Thailand’s parliament passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that legalizes same-sex unions.   Key points: ...

Rechie Valdez makes history as 1st Filipino woman in Canadian Cabinet

Filipino Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Rechie Valdez was appointed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, making her the fir...

Intel report criticizes UK’s ‘inadequate’ strategy against purported security threats from China

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized the need for constructive relations with China while acknowledging the “epoch-defining challenge” it p...

Japanese YouTuber-turned-politician expelled for never showing up to parliament

A famous Japanese YouTuber-turned-politician has become the first lawmaker expelled by his Senate colleagues for not attending a single parl...

British MP pressed for apology over ‘little man in China’ comment on live TV

More than 80 Chinese groups are demanding a public apology from U.K. Member of Parliament Mark Spencer over a “deliberately prejudiced” com...

UK seeks to hire Taiwanese teachers amid plan to phase out controversial Confucius Institutes

A group of cross-party Members of Parliament, including Alicia Kearns, a Conservative MP, is currently in talks to hire new teachers from T...

Kyrgyzstan’s Youngest Female Minister Sheds Light on Domestic Violence, Men Refuse to Listen

For decades, women in Kyrgyzstan have suffered from domestic violence, child marriage and bride kidnappings — issues that have long been ign...