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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the United States have reached an agreement on major gun control legislation. The Lead Democrat in the talks, Chris Murphy, disclosed that the 80-page bill was released on Tuesday and includes measures to tighten background checks on young people buying weapons. Meanwhile, the Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer pledged to move forward the motion to proceed on the gun control legislation.

French President, Emmanuel Macron has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne. Borne had offered her resignation to Macron but the Head of State turned it down. The President noted that he will seek constructive solutions to the Political impasse in talks with opposition parties. This comes as Macron was due to host far-right leader, Marine Le Pen and other Political Party Chiefs as he seeks solution to an […]

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Southern China. According to reports 85 rivers nationwide have experienced floods above the warning level. In the low-lying Pearl River basin, the downpours have swelled some 54 waterways, threatening manufacturing, shipping and logistics operations at a time when supply chains are already stressed. Authorities in Guangdong revealed more than 200,000 people have been evacuated over the course of […]

The newly elected Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, has rejected calls for him to ask the United States to drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. Albanese declined to say whether he had spoken to President Joe Biden about the case after the British government ordered his extradition to the US. The legal battle began in 2010 after WikiLeaks published more than 500,000 classified US documents about the […]

A former rebel fighter, Gustavo Petro, has won Colombia’s Presidency. Petro’s win in Sunday’s Presidential runoff election will make him the Country’s First Left-Wing President. He won 50.4 percent of the vote, while his rival, Rodolfo Hernandez, had 47.3 percent. In his victory speech, the President-Elect called for unity and welcomed all members of the opposition to the Presidential Palace to discuss the problems of Colombia.

British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges. The Home Office said his extradition had now been approved but he could still appeal the decision. Assange is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge. His supporters said he is an anti-establishment hero who has been victimized because he exposed US wrongdoing in conflicts in Afghanistan […]

Thousands of protesters have set train coaches and vehicles ablaze in India as protests against a new short-term government recruitment policy for the military entered a third day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overhaul of the recruitment process for the 1.38 million-strong armed forces, aimed at bringing in more people on short, four-year contracts to lower the average age of personnel. Opposition parties and some members of Modi’s ruling Party say […]

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania have backed Ukraine's bid to join the European Union, EU. German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said Ukraine belongs to the European family, and should be give immediate candidate status. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron assured that the 27-member EU would stand by Ukraine until its victory against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, appealed for more heavy weapons to be sent urgently for Ukraine […]