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France's National Assembly adopts a controversial bill against Islamist "separatism",which has been criticised for stigmatising Muslims and giving the state new powers to limit speech and religious groups. IMAGES
France's National Assembly pass a controversial immigration law that has exposed unprecedented divisions in President Emmanuel Macron's young centrist party. IMAGES
Togo lawmakers give their final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power. IMAGES
Thousands rally in Georgia for a third consecutive day as lawmakers advanced a controversial "foreign influence" law that opponents say will undermine Tbilisi's longstanding European aspirations. The protesters, including a motorcycle procession, block traffic on the main thoroughfare of the Georgian capital, in front of the parliament building. IMAGES
The Law committee at France's National Assembly begins going throught nearly 1,500 amendments to the Immigration bill, some designed to undo the text passed by the Senate, others to make it even tougher. The committee aims to produce a text that can be voted on by a majority of MPs by Sunday. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).