US gun control: ‘Not enough support to overcome division’
States tend to have a predictable response to gun laws after mass shootings, a law professor says.
North Korea has announced it fired a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend. Despite international condemnation, the East Asian country keeps testing missiles, some of which are in violation of UN Security Council resolutions and have resulted in tough sanctions. Why does Pyongyang continue with these launches, if they come at such a hefty…
The country has measures in place to prevent a large rise in cases, Dr Faisal Sultan says.
Major General Chris Donahue is the last American to board the final US military flight out of Afghanistan. As the Taliban took over Kabul airport at the start of 31 August – the deadline President Biden had set for US withdrawal – shots were fired into the skies in celebration.
Australia is lagging way behind other developed countries with the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, Prof Tim Soutphommasane has said. The political theorist at Sydney University said the current “fortress Australia” policy would have significant long-term effects on the country. He told BBC World News: “Australia has been winning the war but it is at…
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Vishal Garg, the boss of US mortage firm Better.com, fires about 900 of his staff on a single Zoom call.