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Canada to indefinitely bar assisted dying for people whose sole condition is mental illness

Canada's Liberal government said Wednesday it will indefinitely bar people whose sole medical condition is mental illness from receiving medical assistance in dying, abandoning an expansion that had been scheduled to take effect in March 2027.

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Neither Bolsonaro nor Lula: Brazil's undecided and abstaining voters may determine the election

Ana Beatriz Bon Raggio is not persuaded by either left-leaning Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or far-right Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the second round of the presidential election on Oct. 25.

Spain's PM offers condolences after reported death of 87-year-old whose eviction sparked protests

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday expressed his condolences after the reported death of Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests.

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Federal appeals judges don't reveal how they'll rule on Saudi Arabia's effort to end 9/11 litigation

Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks packed a federal appeals courtroom in New York City on Wednesday as three judges heard arguments over whether legal claims against Saudi Arabia can proceed.

‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from LondonThe UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs it was at the centre of a geopolitical controversy this week, with little movement around the high-walled building save the fluttering of the union jack and the occasional car exiting the compound.The mission is to shut its doors on Thursday after Israel ordered its closure in response to a UK ban on trade with illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and sanctions on those who help build or finance them. Continue reading...