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Some say drug use should be a public health issue, not a criminal one. Is decriminalisation the answer?

Russia wants to use rocket's cargo capacities to deliver modules for a future rival to the International Space Station.

101 East investigates if defamation laws are being used to strangle scrutiny in Thailand amid growing calls for reform.

Peacemaking efforts and attempts at ceasefire have all collapsed since fighting broke out in Khartoum last year.

Debate on whether the ultra-Orthodox should serve in the Israeli military could bring down Netanyahu's government.

Opposition figures accuse President Faure Gnassingbe of changing the rules so he can maintain his grip on power.

Drone video shows rows of houses and streets underwater in Russia and Kazakhstan.

Kim Jong Un threatens 'the enemy' will be dealt with a 'death blow' in case of an armed conflict.

Ukraine estimates that almost half the population needs support, but there is a shortage of trained psychologists.

The genocide in Gaza is reshaping psychic life and political imaginations far beyond Palestine.

Judge dismisses case because women not searched on the aircraft, says they could seek damages from the airport operator.

The increase this year, driven by geopolitical tensions and supply shocks, could hamper efforts to rein in inflation.

The enormous Hawaiian-born wrestler helped raise the international profile of Japanese sumo in the 1990s.

Some 44 prisons and 72 forced labour camps were set up under the regime for more than 150,000 political prisoners.

Ukraine president says country needs air defence systems, not 'lengthy' talks, as Russia targets energy infrastructure.

The remains of a mosque destroyed in an Israeli attack in Gaza became a makeshift slide for children on Eid.

Messi's return from injury was not enough to prevent Monterrey from cruising to a 5-2 aggregate victory.

Passengers were en route to a pilgrimage site in Balochistan when the crash took place during Eid al-Fitr.

An Israeli attack in northern Gaza on Wednesday killed three sons of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Families, trade and life in this pocket of northeast India knew no national borders. Until now.

As the war enters its 777th day, these are the main developments.

Canada's PM JustinTrudeau said election results were not affected and it was 'improbable' Beijing preferred any party.

Analysts believe an escalation is imminent, but views vary on how things will go.

Deteriorating situation in Myawaddy adds to pressure on generals who seized power in a 2021 coup.

Reporters Without Borders says advocacy officer detained for six hours before being deported.

President Yoon Suk-yeol promises changes, top aides quit, after opposition parties sweep National Assembly elections.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says US president's comments encouraging.

The city-state is raising the salary threshold for foreigners to get a work permit amid stiff competition for jobs.

Prosecutors announced this week they intended to pursue the right-wing Uribe on charges of witness tampering and fraud.

An Israeli air attack on a Gaza refugee camp has killed three sons and grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Germany is one of the staunchest backers of Israel's war on Gaza.

Protesting Britain's arms sales to Israel, activists spray painted the UK's Ministry of Defence building red.

China, nuclear fusion, space and cherry trees were on agenda for the fifth official state visit of Biden's presidency.

Christians for a Free Palestine protest at the Senate cafeteria in Washington DC over Israel's war on Gaza.

Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia's border with Kazakhstan.

Colombia has one of the highest rates of internal displacement in the world with residents fleeing cartels and conflict.

Non-governmental organisations (NGO) have criticised the package for undermining human rights.

Some of the 'prophets of doom' of the 60s whose warnings went unheeded assess the current environmental fragility.

In meeting with former Taiwanese president, Xi Jinping stresses 'historical trend of reunion of the country and family'.

Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to charges he lied about former President Donald Trump's finances.

In an Olympic first, gold medalists at the Paris 2024 Games will receive pay for play.

Haniyeh decries Israeli attack, says killings will not deter Palestinian leaders or force them to back down.

The skies above Mount Etna are sprinkled with perfectly shaped rings of smoke coming from Europe's most active volcano.

Europe's courts refuse to prosecute police officers who abuse Roma even when their crimes are caught on video.

Kremlin says weather forecast is 'unfavourable' with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days.

Palestinians in Gaza are marking the beginning of Eid al-Fitr amid Israel's ongoing war on the Strip.

State court's ruling could have far-reaching implications for women's healthcare and the November elections.

According to media reports, arms exports have grown during wartime in another sign of ever warming ties.

The South Asian rivals have been waging parallel influence operations in Canada, according to Ottawa's top spy agency.

Festivities to mark the end of Ramadan were overshadowed by the six-month war in Gaza.