Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump gives remarks during an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump gives remarks during an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump gives remarks during an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump gives remarks during an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Howard Kessler, Founder of the Commonwealth Project, gives remarks as United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Newly installed plaques are seen under President Donald J. Trump’s “Presidential Hall of Fame” on the Colonnade outside the White House are seen following an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Ilana Braun, MD, from Dana-Farber, gives remarks during an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Newly installed plaques are seen under President Donald J. Trump’s “Presidential Hall of Fame” on the Colonnade outside the White House are seen following an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump during an executive order signing to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr as United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Howard Kessler, Founder of the Commonwealth Project, gives remarks as United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Dan K. Wiley, National Commander of the American Legion, gives remarks as United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays a an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays a an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays a an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

British Commonwealth War Cemetery - Syria

A view shows the British Commonwealth War Cemetery in Damascus, Syria on October 24, 2025, which contains the graves of more than 1,200 soldiers from the United Kingdom and allied forces who died during World War I and World War II. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (R) attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov (C) attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Representatives pose for group photos before a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (C) attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov (C) attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev (R) attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Putin Attends Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States - Tajikistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct. 10, 2025. A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS was held here Friday to review security and military cooperation, said the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Photo by Li Renzi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Gold medalist Leyanis Perez Hernandez (C) of Cuba poses during the medal ceremony for the women's triple jump event at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, alongside silver medalist Thea Lafond (L) of the Commonwealth of Dominica and bronze medalist Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev arrives at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center for a welcoming banquet in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Photo by Ding Haitao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Photo by Ding Haitao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

This file photo taken on July 9, 2025 shows an insect specimen as part of the Australian National Insect Collection in Canberra, capital of Australia. Australia's national science agency has opened a biodiversity center to safeguard over 13 million specimens. The new building, named Diversity, in the capital Canberra, unites the Australian National Wildlife Collection and the Australian National Insect Collection under one roof in temperature-controlled, bushfire- and pest-resistant vaults, according to a statement released Thursday by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). Photo by CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

This file photo taken on June 13, 2025 shows a drawer of beetle specimens as part of the Australian National Insect Collection in Canberra, capital of Australia. Australia's national science agency has opened a biodiversity center to safeguard over 13 million specimens. The new building, named Diversity, in the capital Canberra, unites the Australian National Wildlife Collection and the Australian National Insect Collection under one roof in temperature-controlled, bushfire- and pest-resistant vaults, according to a statement released Thursday by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). Photo by CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

This file photo taken on Aug. 28, 2015 shows bird specimens as part of the Australian National Wildlife Collection in Canberra, capital of Australia. Australia's national science agency has opened a biodiversity center to safeguard over 13 million specimens. The new building, named Diversity, in the capital Canberra, unites the Australian National Wildlife Collection and the Australian National Insect Collection under one roof in temperature-controlled, bushfire- and pest-resistant vaults, according to a statement released Thursday by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). Photo by CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

A Biodiversity Center To Safeguard Over 13M Specimens - Canberra

This file photo taken on July 9, 2025 shows specimens of bird egg clutches as part of the Australian National Wildlife Collection in Canberra, capital of Australia. Australia's national science agency has opened a biodiversity center to safeguard over 13 million specimens. The new building, named Diversity, in the capital Canberra, unites the Australian National Wildlife Collection and the Australian National Insect Collection under one roof in temperature-controlled, bushfire- and pest-resistant vaults, according to a statement released Thursday by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). Photo by CSIRO/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Scott Morrison speaks at a United States House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing entitled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies” in the Cannon House office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 23, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Scott Morrison speaks at a United States House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing entitled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies” in the Cannon House office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 23, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Scott Morrison speaks at a United States House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing entitled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies” in the Cannon House office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 23, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Scott Morrison speaks at a United States House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing entitled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies” in the Cannon House office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 23, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

“United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies”

Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Scott Morrison speaks at a United States House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing entitled “United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies” in the Cannon House office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 23, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

UK: Palestine and Climate Activists Gather Outside Foreign Office for Emergency Demonstration

An emergency demonstration was held outside the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Monday, June 9, after Israeli forces confiscated cargo in international waters from a British-flagged charity vessel carrying aid to Gaza early morning. Protesters demanded the UK government secure the release of the detained crew.

Press conference by Andrii Sybiha and David Lammy

Press conference by Andrii Sybiha and David Lammy

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 5, 2024 - Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha speaks during a joint press conference with British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)