Incoming Mexico government sends marijuana bill to Congress
Mexico’s incoming government submitted a bill on Thursday to create a medical marijuana industry and allow its recreational use, part of a crime-fighting plan that would make Mexico one of the world’s most populous countries to legalize the drug.
Warsaw court overturns mayor’s prohibition of far-right march
A local Warsaw court on Thursday overturned the city mayor’s decision to call off a far-right march scheduled for Sunday to celebrate the centenary of Polish independence, after the organizers appealed.
U.S. peace envoy to visit Afghanistan, Qatar, Pakistan, UAE
U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from Nov. 8 to 20 to push for peace negotiations with the Afghan Taliban, the State Department said on Thursday.
UK government source plays down talk of imminent Brexit deal: Press Association
Media reports suggesting that Britain could seal a divorce deal with the European Union in the next few days should be taken “with a very large pinch of salt”, a senior UK government source told the Press Association on Thursday.
U.N. approval for some North Korea aid in limbo as U.S. deliberates
Several requests by humanitarian groups for U.N. approval to ship goods to North Korea for aid projects have been in limbo for months because the United States repeatedly asked for more time to consider them, according to documents seen by Reuters on T…
Frail Mikhail Gorbachev warns against return to the Cold War
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Thursday against rising tensions between Russia and the United States and said there should be no return to the Cold War.
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russia for Crimea, rights abuses
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Ukrainians, one Russian and nine entities in Ukraine and Russia, for Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and related human rights abuses, the U.S. Treasury said.
U.S. peace envoy Khalilzad to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE and Qatar
U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from Nov. 8 to 20 to push for peace negotiations with the Afghan Taliban, the State Department said on Thursday.
Cameroon child kidnappers warned victims not to go to school
Children kidnapped by gunmen in western Cameroon said their captors had warned them not to go back to school, recounting their ordeal as parents on Thursday packed up belongings from a boarding school now being shuttered.Kidnappers freed about 80 schoo…
U.S. issues fresh Russia-related sanctions
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Ukrainians, one Russian and nine entities in Ukraine and Russia, partly for actions related to Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, the U.S. Treasury said.
