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Ulvade shooting: Kamala Harris calls for assault weapons ban
Shawdesh desk: US Vice-President Kamala Harris has made an impassioned plea for a ban on assault weapons in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in the US. Harris wasReadMore
Quad nations warn against ‘change by force’ with eyes on China
Shawdesh desk: Leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States warned Tuesday against attempts to “change the status quo by force” as concerns grow about whether China could invadeReadMore
UK PM Johnson under fire over ‘Partygate’ photos
Shawdesh desk: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday faced renewed accusations of lying, after photos emerged of him drinking at a Downing Street party during lockdown in 2020. TheReadMore
North Korean nuclear sabre rattling overshadows Biden’s South Korea trip
Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden and South Korea’s newly sworn-in President Yoon Suk-yeol meet Saturday in Seoul to discuss fears of a nuclear weapon test by North Korea, evenReadMore
New development strategy to better target aid, says UK
Shawdesh Desk: The UK will try to better direct its aid budget to nations to help foster economic growth, offering an alternative route away from what London calls “malign actors”ReadMore
US First Lady Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
Shawdesh desk: US First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, meeting her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska at a school sheltering civilians displaced by the war.ReadMore
Queen Elizabeth breaks tradition excluding Prince Harry, Meghan Markle from iconic part of Jubilee celebrations
Shawdesh Desk: #Only working royals will join the Queen on the balcony at Trooping the Colour this year #Non-working royals were previously allowed to attend the centuries-old event #This year,ReadMore
Biden, Mexican president confer on migration, diplomacy
Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed in a phone call Friday to do more to promote “just, humane and effective efforts to reduce irregularReadMore
