New U.S. asylum rules divide families across border
As a new Trump administration policy rapidly expands, family separations increasingly are complicated by a formidable barrier: an international border....
American Eagle to start selling cannabis-based products this year
American Eagle Outfitters Inc will start selling cannabidiol (CBD)-infused personal care products in the United States later this year, entering a fast-growing market for daily...
Russian police detain Crimean Tatar protesters outside supreme court: monitor
Russian police on Thursday detained over 40 Crimean Tatars who were protesting outside the Supreme Court in Moscow over what they said was the wrongful...
U.N. launches investigation into Philippines drug war deaths
The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to set up a preliminary U.N. investigation into thousands of killings in the Philippines so-called ‘war...
Britain to order ships with zero emission technology from 2025
Britain’s government on Thursday said all new ships ordered from 2025 and aimed for its waters must be equipped with zero emission technology, as part...
Follow our model for ‘happy’ Xinjiang, China tells West
China said on Thursday its treatment of ethnic Muslims in “happy” and “secure” Xinjiang region was a model for other nations to follow despite a...
Wife-carrying contest ‘makes us closer’, say world champions
Vytautas Kirkliauskas and his wife Neringa Kirkliauskiene share the secrets of their success after they won the wife-carrying championship for a second time in a...
UK parliament’s “Big Ben” bell marks 160 years with silence amid restoration work
Britain’s parliament marks 160 years on Thursday since its “Big Ben” bell first chimed. But the familiar bongs will not ring out to celebrate the...
When a border stands between migrant families
As a new Trump administration policy rapidly expands, family separations increasingly are complicated by a formidable barrier: an international border....
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end opioid addiction treatment probes
Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to end U.S. federal investigations into the marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its...
