News from Far and Near
- British Columbia ending its 3-year drug decriminalization pilot project
Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia is ending its three-year experiment in decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs
- Brazilian police kill 4 in Rio favela in operation to contain Red Command criminal gang
Police in Rio de Janeiro say they killed four people who attacked security forces during an operation against the Red Command gang
- Activist in Costa Rica denies plotting to assassinate the president
A Costa Rican activist and government critic accused of plotting to kill President Rodrigo Chaves says that the allegations were ridiculous and politically motivated
- EU targets Ukraine's military needs with massive new loan program plus billions in budget support
The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing for a landmark four-day visit to China
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing for a landmark four-day visit to China
- Japan's Takaichi plans to dissolve lower house to set up an early snap election
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election to seek the public's mandate for her policies
- France bans British far-right activists targeting migrant boats
Ten members of a British far-right group have been banned from entering France where they have been accused of destroying small boats used by migrants trying to reach the UK