Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights
The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred
2023-06-02 20:28
NATO chief heading to Turkey this weekend in fresh push on Swedish membership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials this weekend as pressure mounts on Turkey to lift its objections to Sweden joining the military organization
2023-06-02 20:23
Analysis-Despite chaos and risk, Washington sticks with its debt ceiling
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON The latest standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling, resolved just days before the government
2023-06-02 20:23
Experts debate how much US Supreme Court ruling chills labor strikes
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered the latest in a series of rulings undercutting
2023-06-02 19:49
UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar
The United Nations has warned that far too little aid is reaching cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar and the country could face a major food crisis soon if farmers are unable to plant crops
2023-06-02 19:28
US bans new oil and gas leasing around New Mexico cultural site
The Biden administration said on Friday it would stop issuing new oil and gas drilling leases within 10
2023-06-02 18:54
U.S.: Tanks, F-16 jets part of long-term strategy for Ukraine, won't be ready for upcoming offensive
Training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has begun, and while those systems will not be ready in time for Ukraine's near-term counteroffensive they will be critical in the longer-term, Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley said
2023-06-02 18:53
Polish president backpedals on law on undue Russian influence
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Friday he would propose amendments to a law on undue Russian influence
2023-06-02 18:52
Champions League final referee keeps job after apologizing for ties to far-right leader
Polish soccer referee Szymon Marciniak has apologized for speaking at a business event tied to a far-right politician and was confirmed by UEFA to officiate next week's Champions League final
2023-06-02 18:48
Biden to enforce ban on oil, gas drilling to protect tribal sites around New Mexico's Chaco
The Biden administration is implementing a 20-year withdrawal banning oil and gas development outside the boundaries of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico
2023-06-02 18:29
Australian decorated hero quits corporate job after Afghanistan war crime revelations
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has quit his corporate job after a civil court blamed the national hero for unlawfully killing four Afghans and escalated calls for him to be stripped of his revered Victoria Cross medal
2023-06-02 18:22
Poland's president proposes urgent amendments to law on Russian influences
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said unexpectedly that he was proposing urgent amendments to a contentious law on Russian that he signed this week and that drew U.S. and European Union criticism
2023-06-02 18:19