Germany to press China on arms control, foreign minister tells newspaper
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he will press China to embrace arms controls during upcoming meetings in Beijing, citing the need to regulate robotic and space-based weapons that could soon shift from “science fiction” to reality.
Mexico moves toward major rollback of marijuana prohibition
Mexico’s next interior minister plans to submit a bill to create a medical marijuana industry and allow recreational use, the Congress website showed on Tuesday, in what would be a big step by the incoming government to shake up the country’s drug war….
Caravan migrants rest in Mexico City, some deterred by U.S. hostility
Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants traveling through Mexico gathered in the capital on Tuesday after a 1,000 mile (1,600 km) journey, with a handful saying President Donald Trump’s hostility had deterred them from continuing to the United States.
Madagascar set to vote in presidential election
Millions of people in Madagascar vote on Wednesday in a presidential election in which three leading politicians vie to run a country struggling to create jobs, fight poverty and end corruption.
U.S. says to issue chemical weapons-related sanctions against Russia
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it would impose additional sanctions on Russia after Moscow failed to give reasonable assurances it would not use chemical weapons after a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England.
Mexican ruling party to present bill for recreational marijuana use
Mexico’s next interior minister plans to submit a bill to legalize recreational and medical marijuana use, according to documents posted on the Congress website on Tuesday, the latest step by the incoming government to shake up the country’s fight agai…
Greece to take clergy off its payroll in deal with Orthodox Church
Greece and its powerful Orthodox Church tentatively agreed on Tuesday to remove some 10,000 priests and auxiliary staff from the state payroll, in a deal that could pave the way for a clearer distinction between church and state.
Monaco police question Russian tycoon Rybolovlev in graft probe: Le Monde
Police in Monaco on Tuesday detained Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, who owns soccer club AS Monaco, for questioning as part of an investigation into corruption and influence peddling, newspaper Le Monde reported.
Sri Lanka has suffered a ‘coup without guns’: parliament speaker
Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker has called the president’s sacking of the prime minister to bring a former leader back to power a non-violent coup d’etat.
Russia has not met chemical weapons deadline: U.S. Congressional aides
The U.S. State Department advised Congress on Tuesday that Russia had not met a deadline to provide assurances that it would not use nerve agents against its own people after an attack on a former Russian spy in Britain, congressional committee aides s…
