World

Thailand will ban recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year but continue to allow its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. ...

One person died and five were injured when a helicopter crash-landed in the ocean off western Norway, police said on Thursday, leading to a temporary halt in transport to and ...

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering airdropping aid from U.S. military planes into Gaza as land deliveries become increasingly difficult, a U.S. official said. Israel’s military ...

The US economy grew at a solid clip in the fourth quarter amid strong consumer spending, the government confirmed on Wednesday, but it appears to have lost some speed early ...

Britain’s market regulator plans to announce corporate investigations earlier, publish updates and close inquiries more quickly in an effort to prioritise cases with the most impact and reassure the ...

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell‘s said on Wednesday he would step down from his leadership role, leaving a power vacuum atop the party he has piloted for ...

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned French President Emmanuel Macron that any troops he sends to Ukraine would meet the same end as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande ...

Israel‘s plan to add thousands more homes to settlements in the occupied West Bank announced last week was the final push the Biden administration needed to declare them “inconsistent” ...

Thousands of striking Greek workers and students marched through central Athens on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the country’s deadliest train crash – and demand justice and bigger pay ...

Prince Harry said on Wednesday he would mount an appeal after he lost his legal challenge against the British government’s decision to take away his police protection when he ...

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny‘s funeral service and burial will take place in Moscow on Friday, his spokesperson said, but his allies accused the Kremlin of thwarting their attempts ...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, defying international pressure on Israel to stop building on land Palestinians see as the core ...

It was 10 minutes of shouted accusations of being a “genocide enabler” and having “blood on your hands” that made a British lawmaker fear for his safety over his decision to ...

Britain’s code of good practice for asset managers will undergo a root-and-branch review to aid economic growth and international competitiveness, its compiler said on Tuesday, in a move that ...

Asylum applications in the European Union jumped 18% to 1.14 million in 2023, the highest level since the 2015-2016 migrant crisis, data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed on Wednesday. ...

President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan, but a protest vote by Democrats angry over his support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza exceeded ...

British grocery prices rose this month at their lowest rate since March 2022, as supermarket promotions picked up after a post-Christmas slowdown, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said ...

Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed for a third straight month in January but beat forecasts and held at the central bank’s 2 per cent target, keeping alive expectations it ...

Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President ...

Germany, Britain and other European countries said on Tuesday they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine, after France hinted at the possibility, and the Kremlin warned that ...

Israel, Hamas and Qatari mediators all expressed caution on Tuesday about progress towards a truce in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said he believed a ceasefire deal could ...

New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners warned of the risk that people could ...

Group of 20 finance leaders are expected to say the global economy continues to face multiple challenges including “conflicts in many regions” and geoeconomic tensions, according to a draft version of ...

Russia on Tuesday announced a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to compensate for rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for planned maintenance of refineries. The ...