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New Zealand PM Ardern Urges Her Nation To Make Gunman ‘Nameless’

Jacinda Ardern repeated her pledge to change New Zealand’s gun laws and she questioned the role of social media in publicizing the attack by a self-proclaimed white supremacist.

‘Shocked’ New Zealand Rifle Club Revokes Membership Of Mosque Shootings Suspect

In the days following Friday’s attack, more details are emerging about the alleged gunman. The country’s police force believes he acted alone.

The Latest On A Deadly Cyclone That Ripped Through Southern Africa

A powerful cyclone tore across southern Africa late last week and the scale of destruction is only now becoming clear. Mozambique’s president says as many as a thousand people may have died.

Germany Risks U.S. Backlash If It Hires Chinese Company Huawei For 5G Tech

Germany wants to speed up its mobile data service with 5G technology, which Chinese telecom Huawei is bidding to provide. But if Berlin lets Huawei compete, it faces the Trump administration’s wrath.

Lonely life in the middle for Britain’s newest political movement

It’s mid-afternoon on another long day of Brexit debate, and the chamber’s green leather benches are mostly empty, including the backbench whence Ms. Ryan has just returned after supporting an amendment calling for a second referendum to be held. The …

AOC is the right’s new villain. And in Queens, they love her for it

Mystery novelist Radha Vatsal was playing detective. The Queens resident had recently heard about an upstart young woman who was taking on the district’s longtime Democratic congressman, Joe Crowley. Ms. Vatsal wanted to learn more about her, but cou…

New Zealand Prime Minister Says Gun Laws Will Change Following Mosque Shootings

Friends and family of people killed in the terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand are waiting to bury their loved ones. The prime minister said changes to the country’s gun laws are coming.

Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained ‘Nothing But Plastic’

In the Philippines, marine biologist Darrell Blatchley recovered the body of a young whale that showed signs of emaciation and dehydration due to the more than 88 pounds of plastic it had ingested.

Turkey Joins With Iran To Launch Military Operation Along Border

Turkey says the two unlikely allies — one a NATO member, the other a target of U.S. sanctions — have joined forces against the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or PKK.

Building both trust and safety into automated travel

The recent crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8 airliners provide a reminder of the difficult choices the world faces as it moves even faster toward “intelligent” transportation systems. Whether in the air, on highways and railways, or on the water, the tr…

Kabul repository for memories of war speaks to need for peace

A veteran of Afghanistan’s endless wars, Kabal Shah can only wipe away his tears when he frees his hand from one of his crutches, holding the metal support steady with the stump of his amputated leg. Wearing a thick beard on his grizzled face and a wo…

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