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By Kevin Zhang The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria during the conflict since March 2011, which amounts to about 1.5% of its pre-war population, in what is believed to be the highest …

By Kevin Zhang The Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the landmark ruling of Roe v. Wade, which will immediately rewrite the status of abortion access in the United States, with nearly half of all U.S. states now looking to …

By Kevin Zhang China has launched its third aircraft carrier on Friday, named the Fujian, after the Chinese province opposite to self-ruled island of Taiwan, which has been interpreted as a statement of intent to Taiwan and U.S. allies as it continues …

By Kevin Zhang While the U.S. and its allies clashed intensely with China at Asia’s primary security meeting on Saturday, particularly on Taiwan, the focus of the meeting was dominated by the topic of the war in Ukraine and a remote speech …

By Kevin Zhang At least four people are dead after a shooter opened fire at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday, police said in an evening news conference on the same day.  The gunman has been confirmed dead, police said. …

By Kevin Zhang At least 19 children and two faculty members are dead after a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The incident has sparked President Biden to …

By Kevin Zhang In a decision reversing the actions of his predecessor President Trump, President Biden has approved a Pentagon request to redeploy hundreds of American troops to Somalia for what has been called “a persistent U.S. military presence” for counterterrorism efforts …

By Kevin Zhang With more than 98% of vote counting complete, the 64-year-old senator and son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos has seemingly already won by a landslide, with double the votes of his nearest rival.  An official result for the election …

By Kevin Zhang  The European Union has proposed to ban all Russian oil imports by the end of this year and remove Sberbank, Russia’s biggest bank, from the SWIFT international payments system.  However, the proposal has immediately run into opposition from EU …

By Kevin Zhang Twitter has accepted an offer made by Elon Musk to purchase the social media platform for $44 billion, the company announced in a press conference today. Musk purchased the company at $54.20 per share, the same price he named …