Japan party backs use of medical marijuana, gets mixed reaction
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan prides itself on having a low tolerance for guns and drugs, but a tiny political party has become the first to adopt an election plank of scrapping a research ban on medical use of marijuana.
North Korea warns of tough response after U.S. blacklisted leader
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea warned on Thursday it is planning its toughest response to what it deemed a “declaration of war” by the United States after Washington blacklisted the nuclear-armed country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, for human right…
Possible wreckage from EgyptAir crash washes up in Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Debris apparently from the crash of EgyptAir MS804 was found on a beach north of Tel Aviv on Thursday, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
Lockheed welcomes Canada shift toward ‘more choices’ for fighters
RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp on Thursday welcomed comments suggesting Canada would open a new competition for replacing its current fleet of aging CF-18 Hornets, instead of simply buying Boeing Co F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to me…
Mexican teachers, opposed to education reform, warn of more protests
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Teacher union leaders in Mexico have called on the government to repeal an education reform they say penalizes teaching staff in rural areas, and say they could step up protests that have caused havoc in the south and culminated…
Brazil’s suspended lower house speaker resigns
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The corruption-tainted speaker of the lower house of Brazil’s Congress announced his resignation on Thursday, ending months of political bickering that threatened to deepen a legislative stalemate blamed for keeping the economy mir…
U.S.-backed forces drive into Islamic State-held city, monitors say
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed fighters advanced further into the Islamic State-held city of Manbij in Syria on Thursday, as part of a campaign to drive the group from areas near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Poland rushes through changes to key court law before NATO summit
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government rushed an amended version of its constitutional court reforms through parliament on Thursday, apparently in an effort to reassure its Western allies over the issue hours before a NATO summit opens in Warsaw.
Baghdad bombing death toll rises to 292: health ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide bombing in Baghdad this weekend has reached 292, Iraq’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Poland wants emigrants in Britain to return, just not yet
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s eurosceptic government has long said it would like Poles living in Britain to return home, but it is now promising to fight for their right to stay after the British vote to leave the European Union.
