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Washington (AFP) - US health regulators on Friday denied an application for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, saying more investigation needed to...

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations...

Cotonou (AFP) - Lilith Dorsey is an American citizen living in New Orleans, but it is in Benin that she could end her days to "feel closer to her homeland"....

Sazan (AFP) - Once a Cold War base that would have been the pride of James Bond villains, an Albanian island is set for an overhaul after Jared Kushner and...

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations...

Copenhagen (AFP) - US-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson considers his detention in Greenland and Japan's extradition request to be political, his campaigning group Sea Shepherd said Thursday. Lamya Essemlali, president of...

New York (AFP) - Failed cryptocurrency platform FTX Trading and affiliate Alameda Research must pay $12. 7 billion to compensate customers and fraud victims under a consent order, US regulators...

Washington (AFP) - A Tennessee man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly helping North Koreans obtain remote IT work with US and British companies to raise funds for the country's...

Paris (AFP) - Anti-cult activists have condemned the likely appearance of Hollywood actor and well-known Scientologist Tom Cruise at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday. While his attendance has...

Moscow (AFP) - After the landmark prisoner exchange last week, Russia still has a number of Western and dual nationals in its jails. Here are the most high-profile cases