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Officials in Thailand have said they plan to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months.Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, which has boosted Thailand’s tourism and farming and spawned thousands of shops.But it’s also facing a public backlash over allegations that under-regulation has made the drug available to children and caused addiction.The ruling Pheu Thai Party has promised to criminalise cannabis again but has faced strong resistance from its partner in the coalition government which supported the decriminalisation.Thailand’s Health Minister Somsak…

Alexander Dobrindt musste heute in der Regierungsbefragung den Abgeordneten Rede und Antwort stehen. Dabei waren die verschärften Grenzkontrollen und die Migrationspolitik die Schwerpunkte. Rasmus Buchsteiner hat die Befragung verfolgt und analysiert zusammen mit Gordon Repinski, wie sich Dobrindt geschlagen hat.  Hans von der Burchard berichtet davon, wie die EU plant ein Abkommen mit Israel zu überprüfen und wie Deutschland damit in eine Zwickmühle gerät. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik — kompakt, europäisch, hintergründig. Und für alle Hauptstadt-Profis:Unser Berlin…

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The creative, cobblestoned Dutch city of Breda has officially become the first National Park City in the European Union.Officially designated by the National Park City Foundation in May, Breda joins London, Adelaide and Chattanooga as the fourth member of a growing global movement to make urban areas greener, healthier and more connected to nature.This new status recognises more than a decade of work to restore wetlands, green its streets and bring residents into the process.  It also signals a shift in how cities across Europe redefine their relationship with nature.What is a National Park City?The National Park City initiative was launched…

Published on 21/05/2025 – 16:33 GMT+2Gorillaz, the famous virtual band created by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, are marking their 25th anniversary with a new exhibition at London’s Copper Box later this year.The immersive showcase, titled House Of Kong, takes place for a limited run from 8 August to 3 September, and will allow fans to peek behind the curtain of the virtual band’s creation – all the way back to the release of their 2000 debut single ‘Tomorrow Comes Today’.A press release states: “Visitors to House of Kong will take a jaunt behind the curtain of Gorillaz’ extraordinary…

“The IDF regrets the inconvenience caused,” the Israel Defense Forces said, adding there would be an inquiry and the countries involved would be updated about its findings. The diplomats included delegates from the EU, France, the U.K., Italy, Canada, Russia, China and elsewhere, according to the Palestinian Authority, which organized the visit. A spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry slammed the incident as a “heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces, which deliberately targeted by live fire an accredited diplomatic delegation.” Footage of the incident shared by the Palestinian Authority on social media shows members of the delegation…

Published on 21/05/2025 – 16:00 GMT+2For British travellers, taking a pet abroad to an EU country is now fraught with formalities, from rabies vaccinations to tapeworm treatments. These complicated procedures are a result of Brexit, which introduced several bureaucratic hurdles that previously did not exist. However, the recent negotiations for a ‘Brexit reset’ deal between the UK and the EU look set to simplify pet travel rules again. Here are the current regulations for bringing a pet into the EU and what is expected to change. How Brexit complicated travelling with a pet between the UK and EUBefore Brexit, UK…

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Théophile Humann-Guilleminot grabs his 100,000 euro suitcase, a special high-tech camera: “Today we are going on the hunt for methane emissions in Croatia. We analyse oil and natural gas plants.” Thermal imaging technician Theo works for the international climate protection organisation CATF and has already undertaken 500 “methane hunts” from Romania to Spain. He always found what he was looking for!Methane is responsible for a third of global warming. In a 20-year comparison, methane is even 80 times more harmful to the climate than CO2. Agriculture, poorly sealed landfill sites and the use of fossil fuels are the main man-made sources. Compared…

As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode.The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began hitting. But the weather service kept staffers on overtime Friday night to stay on top of the deadly storms, which killed nearly 20 people in the Jackson office’s forecast area.It’s a scenario likely to be repeated as the US is on track to see more tornadoes this year than in 2024, which was the second-busiest tornado year on record. Forecasters said there…