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'It wasn't working': Canada province ends drug decriminalization
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» VANCOUVER - Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.
Hong Kong girl, 15, arrested over 'space oil' after dad alerts police
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/06/2025
» Hong Kong police have arrested a 15-year-old after her father reported she was smoking an e-cigarette containing "space oil" at home with her classmate, who is wanted by the force, the Post has learned.
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» PEKON, Myanmar - Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.
Thaksin and Anwar meet Brunei leader
Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have met with the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, for a wide-ranging discussion on Asean affairs, according to a post on the Malaysian leader’s official X account.
Suicide bomber kills 5 Chinese workers in Pakistan
New York Times, Published on 27/03/2024
» ISLAMABAD — Five Chinese workers were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into their convoy in northern Pakistan, the latest in a string of terrorist attacks highlighting the security challenges Pakistan faces in protecting Chinese personnel.
Biden hosts APEC summit after signaling calmer US-China ties
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Promoting trade, protecting supply chains and fighting the climate crisis will feature at the APEC summit of Pacific rim powers opening Thursday in San Francisco after President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping helped settle regional nerves by agreeing to dial down tensions.
No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN) - In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.
France warns 'narco-tourists' after coke washes ashore
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» RENNES (FRANCE) - French authorities warned Friday about "narco-tourism" on northern Channel beaches after news of more than two tonnes of cocaine washing ashore drew dozens of beachcombers, some equipped with quad bikes.
Biden in Mexico for talks on migrants, drugs
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» MEXICO CITY: A regional migration and drug smuggling crisis is expected to dominate talks between US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday.
Biden arrives in Mexico for talks on migrants, drugs
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» MEXICO CITY - US President Joe Biden arrived in Mexico Sunday for talks on migration and drug smuggling, as well as a North American leaders' summit, after a politically charged stop at the border.