Days before a new president is due to be inaugurated, brawl roils Taiwan’s unicameral parliament
The Legislative Yuan, the single body that serves as Taiwan’s legislature, was rocked by a donnybrook between lawmakers of opposing parties Friday.
About-face on marijuana legalization leaves Thai pot lovers with hazy future
Two years after Thailand’s military-led government decriminalized cannabis, the country’s elected civilian prime minister abruptly announced last week he wants to end legalized recreational use by the end of the year.
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As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar's military government in the country's western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country's military government.
The German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of solidarity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods and landslides after heavy rain and severe weather.
Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member War Cabinet, threatened on Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.
EcoHealth’s COVID bat-testing lab upended by feds’ spending ban
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Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, pressure grows on Netanyahu
The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built U.S. pier off the coast of Gaza, even as aid workers warn much more access is needed to the besieged territory where famine might be under way.
An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years
Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts - a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year.
Argentine President Javier Milei on visit to Spain, snubs officials, courts far-right
Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid on Friday, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations against the prime minister's wife.
The German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of solidarity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods and landslides after heavy rain and severe weather.
French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence
French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth fatality in a nearly a week of violent unrest scorching the archipelago whose indigenous population has long sought independence.
Climate activists glue themselves at Munich airport to protest pollution caused by flying
German authorities closed down Munich airport temporarily on Saturday after six climate activists broke through a security fence and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, officials and local media reported.
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert
Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures on Saturday, with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures strike parts of the country.
All-in costs for troubled F-35 fighter jet program price tag likely to top $2 trillion, GAO says
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's most ambitious weapons program ever, has been plagued with mounting costs and delays that will result in a price tag of more than $2 trillion in the coming decades, according to a recent watchdog report by the Government Accountability Office.
It’s a star: Mexico City taco stand becomes first such restaurant to land Michelin award
Taqueria El Califa de Leon in Mexico City received a single Michelin star this week, making it the first taco stand to receive that distinction.
