Tag: World news

Germany's parliament to debate and vote on liberalizing cannabis rules

German lawmakers are expected to vote on a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, which would decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and...

US is imposing more than 500 new sanctions on Russia's war machine, indicts Russian businessmen

WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department plans to impose more than 500 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine on Friday as the...

UK and EU agree to cooperate on tackling illegal immigration as post-Brexit relations thaw further

LONDON -- Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration, in...

MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: From Emporio Armani to Max Mara, designers are cocooning for next winter

MILAN -- If there is one theme emerging at Milan Fashion Week, it is cocooning, hunkering down, enveloping one’s self in comfort clothing.No...

Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions

JERUSALEM -- When the Biden administration imposed sanctions this month against Israeli settler Yinon Levi for allegedly assaulting Palestinian civilians in the occupied...

Stock market today: Nvidia shares surge and set off a rally on Wall Street

NEW YORK -- Nvidia sparked a rally on Wall Street Thursday after the AI chipmaker reported another blowout quarter.The S&P 500 rose 1.5%...