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Minnesota ICE shooting puts new twist on gun rights debate
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The shooting death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, by federal agents Saturday in Minneapolis has spurred a new kind of debate around gun rights in the United States.
Three shot dead in Australia, town in lockdown
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2026
» SYDNEY — Three people have been shot dead in an attack in the Australian state of New South Wales, police said on Thursday, with local media reporting the gunman remained at large and the shooting was a suspected incident of domestic violence.
Japan ex-PM Abe's alleged killer faces verdict
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» NARA — The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.
Trump officials sue to loosen DC’s gun laws
New York Times, Published on 23/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration sued Washington, DC, on Monday in an effort to loosen the city’s strict gun laws, the latest move in its effort to reimagine public safety in the nation’s capital, where it has deployed thousands of National Guard and other federal forces.
Accused Bondi shooters did 'tactical' training in countryside, Australian police say
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» SYDNEY - The two suspects in the mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach carried out "tactical" training in the countryside, police alleged on Monday, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised to the country's Jewish community and vowed tougher laws against extremism.
FBI director gave New Zealand officials illegal firearms: police
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» SYDNEY — FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year, authorities said Wednesday.
Mexico won't accept US 'invasion' in fight against cartels
AFP, Published on 21/02/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s president warned the United States on Thursday her country would never tolerate an “invasion” of its national sovereignty and vowed fresh legal action against US gunmakers after Washington designated cartels as terrorist organisations.
US FBI makes its largest bomb bust on Virginia farm
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The FBI uncovered more than 150 homemade bombs on a farm in Virginia in what is thought to be the largest such seizure in the agency's history, according to court documents filed this week.
Luigi Mangione indicted for first-degree murder in CEO death
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/12/2024
» NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc executive Brian Thompson in a shocking case that prosecutors said amounted to an act of terrorism.
Two killed in US school shooting, student suspect also dead
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - A student opened fire Monday at a school in the northern US state of Wisconsin, killing at least two people and injuring several others before apparently taking their own life, officials said.