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Europe is critical of US gun rights and gun violence, but criminals abroad use other weapons to kill
Only about 20% of the homicides in the European Union are tied to gun violence most years, according to Eurostat data, compared to around 75% in the U.S.
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El Salvador’s Bukele offers to send all prisoners to willing country after Hillary Clinton comments
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said he'd release the country's entire prison population to any country willing to take them all, which he said would provide journalists and NGOs will subjects to interview who could “confirm whatever conclusions are already expected."
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Turkey shuts down airspace over country's capital after plane crash kills Libya's top general
Turkish authorities closed Ankara’s airspace as a precaution after it lost contact with the plane and diverted multiple commercial flights away from Esenboga Airport. The commander's death was later confirmed by Turkish and Libyan officials.
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Iran rejects U.S., EU calls for talks over nuclear deal
"The Biden administration has not set aside Trump's maximum pressure policy," an Iranian official said.
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Protests erupt after 47 Hong Kong opposition leaders charged under China's new National Security Law
"We have long before decided not to bow to authoritarianism," said activist Lester Shum, among those charged Sunday.
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At least 18 reportedly killed in Myanmar as police, military 'confronted peaceful demonstrations'
The military seized control in the nation on February 1.
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German Chancellor Merkel says vaccine passport has unanimous support within European Union
Angela Merkel says "everyone agreed" that vaccination documents are needed, and the requirement could be implemented by summer.
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Pentagon: U.S. executed air strikes in Syria against infrastructure used by Iran-backed groups
The U.S. strikes came "At President Biden's direction," according to a statement from Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
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India proposes a law to regulate Facebook, Twitter
Social media companies have three months until the law goes into effect.
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Australia passes law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news on their sites
Digital platforms will have one week to strike contracts with Australian media companies before the law affects them.
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China to limit elected office candidates in Hong Kong to only those loyal to Communist Party
The proposed change would keep "anti-China troublemakers" out of Hong Kong politics, the Chinese government said.
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Iran's Khamenei says nation will enrich uranium to "whatever level the country needs"
"Iran's uranium enrichment level will not be limited to 20%. We will increase it to whatever level the country needs ... We may increase it to 60%," the Iranian figure was reportedly quoted as saying.
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Iran to grant 'less access' to United Nations nuclear watchdog
Tehran says it will no longer allow nuclear watchdog's access to video footage from its nuclear facilities