One year after decriminalization, Thailand’s cannabis future looks hazy
1/10 Thailand decriminalized cannabis one year ago, but a cloud of uncertainty remains over the industry. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI BANGKOK, June 9 (UPI) --…
House values in regional NSW record sharpest drop since before the COVID-19 pandemic
The value of homes in regional New South Wales has plummeted by almost 10 per cent in the past year, the sharpest decrease since before…
Methamphetamine trafficking accelerates in Asia in wake of pandemic, U.N. report says
Nearly 151 tons of methamphetamine was seized throughout Asia in 2022 as traffickers regularly switched up smuggling methods in an attempt to evade law enforcement,…
Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach class at Harvard
U.S. News // 3 hours ago Donald Trump touts poll numbers, farm subsidies in Iowa stump speech URBANDALE, Iowa, June 1 (UPI) -- Former President…
Memorial Day air travel beat pre-pandemic levels
1/3 Despite higher ticket prices, more people moved through airport security checkpoints during the long holiday weekend than before the pandemic, U.S. federal data show.…
British government given 48 hours to turn over Boris Johnson files in COVID-19 probe
1/2 Ministers on Tuesday were granted two extra days to turn over WhatsApp messages and notebooks of then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of a…
Biden announces deal to avoid default; urges Congress to it to his desk
1/2 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the bipartisan budget agreement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House upon his return to Washington…
Veterans Affairs signs new bargaining agreement with nurses union
Registered nurses demonstrate outside the California Medical Center as part of the National Nurses United national day of action last year. The Department of Veterans…
Texas sues Biden admin. over new asylum rule, saying it invites illegal border crossings
1/2 Texas has sued the Biden administration, saying its new border rule is inviting illegal border crossings. Photo by Ariana Dreshler/UPI | License Photo May…
Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy to meet today as clock ticks on debt limit
1/6 U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (pictured in March) will meet late Monday afternoon to discuss the latest…
Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong tests COVID-19 positive
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the latest world leader to contract the virus. Source…
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch blasts U.S. response to COVID-19
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch stands during a group photo of the justices at the Supreme Court on April 23, 2021. File Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to file impeachment articles against Joe Biden
1/5 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced Thursday she is filing articles of impeachment against U.S. President Joe Biden after taking similar steps against other…
G7 summit: Debt ceiling looms as Biden looks to tackle Chinese provocation, climate change
1/3 President Joe Biden departed Wednesday to attend the Group of Seven meeting in Japan but will cut his trip short to return for continuing…
Shaky financial conditions persist as lawmakers probe March bank failures
1/3 Congress is looking to get to the bottom of the March collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank as experts warn the conditions…
Thailand’s ‘pivotal’ election looks to challenge power of military and monarchy
1/8 Thailand will head to the polls on Sunday for an election that is seeing a challenge to establishment politics by the pro-democracy Move Forward…
Britons close out coronation festivities with ‘Big Help Out’ day of volunteering
The Prince and Princess of Wales chat to guests at the Big Coronation Lunch in Windsor on Sunday, one of about 65,000 street parties across…
Chinese holiday travel expected to surge past pre-pandemic levels
Travel levels for China's five-day May Day holiday have surged passed pre-pandemic levels, state-run media reported Saturday. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo…
Japan to relax COVID-19 requirements ahead of Golden Week holiday
April 28 (UPI) -- In preparation for an influx of tourists for the Golden Week holiday, the Japanese government announced on Friday it was lifting…
U.S. unveils new immigration measures ahead of Title 42’s expiration
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday unveiled new measures to stymie irregular immigration. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License…