DUBAI, July 31 (Xinhua) — Appeals for stricter gun laws have been ignored by the U.S. government as politics and big money step in, despite the increase in mass shootings in the country over recent y
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U.S. records over 400 mass shootings so far in 2023
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Xinhua) — Nine mass shootings occurred across the United States over the weekend, bringing the total to more than 400 this year, according to a national website that tracks fire
Indian parliament adjourned for 2nd day amid protests over Manipur
NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua) — Both houses of the Indian parliament were adjourned on Friday for the second day amid protests from lawmakers of opposition parties over the situation in the strife-torn
Biden invites Israeli PM to visit Washington: PM\’s office
JERUSALEM, July 17 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited to visit Washington by U.S. President Joe Biden during a phone conversation on Monday.
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India rejects European Parliament\’s resolution on strife-torn Manipur state
NEW DELHI, July 14 (Xinhua) — Indian government has rejected a resolution adopted by the European Parliament over the prolonged violence in India\’s northeastern state of Manipur, calling it an \”inter
Death toll in India\’s West Bengal poll violence rises to 15
NEW DELHI, July 8 (Xinhua) — At least 15 people were killed and scores injured on Saturday during the rural body elections locally known as panchayat polls in India\’s eastern state of West Bengal, of
4 killed in poll-related violence in India\’s West Bengal
NEW DELHI, July 7 (Xinhua) — In the run-up to rural body elections, locally called panchayat polls, in India\’s eastern state of West Bengal, at least four people were killed in poll-related violence,
719 arrested during overnight violence in France: ministry
Burnt buses are seen at the Fort d\’Aubervilliers bus terminal, in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, France, June 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
On Saturday night, around 45,000 French security forces were d
Americans remain divided on gun control as national worry over violence rises: Pew
NEW YORK, June 29 (Xinhua) — As gun-related death rates continue to rise each year in the United States, a new Pew Research study found that while views about gun ownership and gun policy remain star
Palestine condemns Israel\’s killings of Palestinians in West Bank
Smoke is seen during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Jenin, June 19, 2023. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, June 19 (Xinhua) — Palestine on Monday c