Biden signs order to curb new gun technologies
Deutsche Welle : US President Joe Biden signed a new order on Thursday that seeks to restrict new gun technologies that make it easier to...
International
Trump to meet Zelenskyy after Harris promises ‘unwavering’ Ukraine support
Al Jazeera : Donald Trump has said he will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy after criticising the Ukrainian president on the campaign trail and expressing doubts about...
3,661 killed this year in Haiti violence
AFP : More than 3,600 people have been killed this year in the “senseless” gang violence ravaging Haiti, the United Nations said on Friday.The Western...
Immediate call for temporary ceasefire on Lebanon border
Al Jazeera : The United States, France and several Arab and European countries have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border following...
New rules for using nuclear weapons
BBC : Vladimir Putin says Russia would consider an attack from a non-nuclear state that was backed by a nuclear-armed one to be a “joint...
Conflict keeps millions out of school in Africa
Deutsche Welle : Ongoing conflicts across West and Central Africa have disrupted the education of around 2.8 million children, according to a recent United Nations...
Don’t want to be sandwiched between China, India: SL
Indian Express : “We don’t want Sri Lanka to be sandwiched, especially between China and India,” said Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the newly-elected President of Sri...
Myanmar fighters battle to hold prized city
AFP : Red flags flutter over bullet-scarred buildings in the strategic Myanmar city of Lashio, which an ethnic minority group linked to China seized from...
China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades
BBC : According to the Pentagon’s estimates China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenalChina has said it successfully launched an intercontinental...
Israel says carrying out ‘extensive’ strikes in Hezbollah strongholds
Arab News : The Israeli military said it was carrying out “extensive” air strikes in south Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley on Wednesday after...
CNN Poll: Harris-Trump locked in exceedingly close presidential race
CNN : The race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is exceedingly close, with Harris’ support resting on stronger...
