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N.Korea holds anti-American rally to mark war anniversary
Pyongyang skipped such rallies in 2018 amid a thaw in relations with the US and had not resumed them amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "The speakers vehemently denounced the US imperialists for provoking the Korean War to nip in the bud the young DPRK less than two years after its foundation and perpetrating the most hideous massacre and barbaric destruction unprecedented in the world war history," the North's official Korean Central News Agency said in a report.
Pakistan sets up factories of disinformation in UK and Europe
One such campaign group is the so-called 'Friends of Kashmir' and the other is the 'Yassin Malik Defence Committee'. Mehmood has issued a deadline for August 31 by which time he expects these two campaign groups to have established networks in all major cities and towns of the UK and across Europe. He intends to achieve the above target deadline by making use of the mosques, the Pakistani High Commissions as well as a religious zealot Pakistan and PoJK diaspora.
Gun reforms act to become nationwide law after President Biden's approval
The legislation falls short of all the demands of the Democrats while for the Republicans it's a face-saving gesture with the American public crying wolf for strict gun laws in the aftermath of the mass shootings in Buffalo super store in New York and Texas public school in Uvalde that claimed 10 black lives and resulted in the death of 19 school children and two teachers in the most horrific slaying of the innocent common people.
Biden signs first gun reforms law in decades
"Nothing is going to fill that void in their hearts," Biden said of survivors and relatives of gun violence victims. "But they lead the way so other families will not have the experience with pain and trauma that they have to live through." "Their message to us was to do something. How many times have you heard that? Just do something? For God's sake, just do something. Well, today, we did," he added.
China clears law to penalise internet firms for abusing market competition
The amendment will take effect on August 1. China's top legislature on Friday passed an amendment to the anti-monopoly law in an effort to foster a fair, transparent and predictable environment for business operators. China has been strengthening supervision on the internet economy in the past two years. The total fine imposed was 21.74 billion yuan ($3.25 billion).
UN human rights chief blasts US abortion ruling
According to the UN, more than 50 countries with previously restrictive laws have liberalized their abortion legislation over the past 25 years, reports Xinhua news agency. "With today's ruling, the US is regrettably moving away from this progressive trend," the UN rights chief stressed. With the ruling, more than two dozen states in the US, primarily in the south and midwest, are expected to tighten abortion access.
Alarmed by ISIL and Al-Qaeda threats from Afghanistan, Russian and Central Asian defence ministers go into a huddle in Moscow
In a first-of-its-kind meeting, the defence ministers of Russia and Central Asian countries went into a huddle in Moscow on Friday to strengthen their coordination and form common approaches to combating these structures. The meeting was attended by the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - Ruslan Zhaksylykov, Baktybek Bekbolotov, Sherali Mirzo and Bakhodir Kurbanov, respectively.
Two dead, several injured in Oslo nightclub shooting
The police said suspected shooter has been arrested but did not immediately reveal the motive behind the shooting, reports Xinhua news agency. According to the BBC, there were reports of gunfire at the London Pub, a popular gay bar, as well as near the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway at about 1 a.m.
Lavrov compares EU, NATO to Hitler
"When World War II broke out, Hitler united a significant number, if not most, of the European countries under his banner for a war against the Soviet Union," TASS News Agency quoted Lavrov as saying at a press conference following talks with Azerbaijani top diplomat Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku on Friday.
US West Coast states launch joint commitment to protect abortion rights
The Governors of these states issued a Multi-State Commitment on Friday to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, and committed to protecting patients and doctors against efforts by other states to export their abortion bans to the West Coast states, reports Xinhua news agency.
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