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  • According to US President Donald Trump, the US is having fruitful talks with Iran and won't attack the country again before the November midterm congressional elections.
  • Colonel Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, claims that his forces intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles that were headed for Khamis Mushait and Riyadh.
  • According to Reza Talaei-Nik, a spokesman for the Iranian Defense Ministry, the nation's ability to produce weapons is adequate to meet the demands of a "sustained and prolonged war."
  • The United Nations said on Thursday that between July and September of 2026, at least 52 women and one girl were detained or arrested in the Afghan cities of Herat and Kabul.
  • Nidal Hasan, the 2009 mass shooter, will be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood in December, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
  • The New York Police Department reported that one person was shot on Thursday in New York City during a confrontation with federal law enforcement agents.

Tag: Gun Deaths

April 26, 2023

Being in Wrong Place at wrong...

Some of the scenarios that resulted in shootings this month in the United States involve showing up at the wrong front door, driving the wrong driveway, and retrieving a basketball from an angry neighbor’s yard. Gun control advocates say the shootings show the need for stricter gun ownership restrictions in the US.

December 31, 2022

Gun Violence in US Rises in...

In 2022, there were nearly a record number of mass shootings in America, including a horrific attack on an elementary school and shooting sprees that were allegedly driven by hate.

December 14, 2022

US Gun Violence Rises in 2022

With a nearly record number of mass shootings, including a horrific attack on an elementary school and shooting sprees apparently driven by hate, gun violence claimed a heavy toll across America in 2022.

September 2, 2022

New York City Imposes its First...

On Thursday, New York’s new gun laws went into effect. The state’s century-old law requiring applicants to provide “proper cause” before being granted a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Since the court’s decision, there has been a huge increase in the number of gun permit applications in New York, which has concerned local and state officials

August 22, 2022

Gun Debate Continues in New York...

Over a month after the controversial Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York gun safety law requiring a licence to carry concealed guns in public, the debate is still going on

July 12, 2022

Gun Deaths Frustration:Entrepreneurs Turn to Technology

Some technologists are focusing on how to prevent casualties as the U.S. reels from a recent wave of mass shootings.VOA’s Julie Taboh spoke with a couple of entrepreneurs who have developed technologies for detectecting guns

July 7, 2022

As Chicago Mourns Victims of Mass...

The alleged gunman in the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Chicago’s Highland Park neighbourhood on Monday made his first court appearance on Wednesday as grieving residents pressed for explanations and called for change

October 7, 2019

Film ‘Joker’ Raises Concerns of Violence

“Joker,” by Todd Phillips, is a chilling stand-alone character drama on the creation of Batman’s arch nemesis. The film shows how a meek, marginalized man who suffers from mental health disorders is driven by society into a downward spiral, turning into a homicidal maniac. The strong imagery of the film and Joaquin Phoenix’s visceral performance have caused security concerns for copycat behavior in theaters.

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