The move comes after elections scheduled for August were postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Long lines and problems with absentee ballots could foreshadow issues with November's pivotal presidential elections.
Seventy-seven MPs voted in favour of the motion, which demanded compensation from France over its colonial past.
George Floyd's death sparked an unprecedented wave of anger against racism, both in the United States and globally.
Emotional US legislative debate comes as big states and cities move ahead with sweeping reforms of police departments.
The US is using methods of violence against domestic protests it has repeatedly used in its imperial adventures abroad.
John Gleeson: 'The government has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the president.'
Human rights lawyers: Facebook posts of officials 'may constitute evidence of genocidal intent' against Muslim minority.
Face masks and outdoor air may have helped reduce the spread of COVID-19 during large anti-racism protests in the US.
Jan Egeland, secretary-general of Norwegian Refugee Council, has questioned if disinterest is a result of racism.
The police chief says 'we will have a police department that our communities view as legitimate, trusting'.
Case challenges Trump administration's expulsion of hundreds of immigrant children at border citing the coronavirus.
Pierre Nkurunziza, who ruled the Central African country for 15 years, died of a heart attack, the government said.
Here's a look at some of the key protests of recent decades and what they achieved or failed.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the call for a truce in Libya 'does not seem sincere or believable to us'.
George Floyd's brother is speaking to a congressional panel on police violence and racial injustice in the US.
Arrests of three power plant staff follows fuel reservoir collapse in Siberia's Norilsk that polluted soil and waterways
Meet cinema fans in Morocco who live for the glamour of Bollywood.
Historians and archaeologists are showing just how integral Islam is to the country's identity.
We examine violent attacks against Jewish Americans in the US and the anti-Semitic conspiracy theories behind them.
Poroshenko is suspected of issuing illegal decree in 2018 related to his dealings with foreign intelligence service.
Security forces allegedly killed at least six people and are being accused of using excessive force while implementing coronavirus lockdown measures.
Cricketer says his Hyderabad Sunrisers team-mates called him 'kaalu', but he did not know what the Hindi word meant.
Cuba's first coral nursery was created three years ago through landmark collaboration between Cuban and Florida aquaria.
Heiko Maas warns Israel that the plan to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank would violate international law.
