“I call right now today to every citizen who loves this country and treasures this freedom to stand and unflinchingly defend the second amendment”, finished LaPierre to another standing ovation. In his first public comments since the Parkland shooting that left 17 dead, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre accused gun control advocates within the…
The latest mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school reignited the debate over gun ownership rights and further highlighted the role that mental illness plays in these tragic episodes of gun violence in the United States. While grabbing the most headlines, gun violence is not limited to mass shootings. Gun fatalities include homicides, accidents,…
Iranian workers stand in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, about 1,200 km (745 miles) south of Tehran, in October 2010. | REUTERS WASHINGTON/PARIS/MUNICH – The United States has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would simply commit to try to improve the Iran nuclear deal over time in return for…
At least 17 people were killed when a teen opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Fourteen others were wounded, five of whom suffering life-threatening injuries, hospital officials said. Authorities said the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, concealed himself in the crowd fleeing Marjory…
The United States must rethink its relationship with Latin America if it wants to respond to China’s influence. In the global competition between world powers, the battle in Latin America exemplifies how power is shifting toward Asia. China has been steadily strengthening political and economic ties with Latin America, while the United States has missed…
Vice President Mike Pence. (Woohae Cho/Getty Images) Despite the mutual chilliness between U.S. and North Korean officials in South Korea last week, behind the scenes real progress was made toward a new diplomatic opening that could result in direct talks without preconditions between Washington and Pyongyang. This window of opportunity was born out of a…
BRUSSELS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Germany have offered to host two proposed new NATO commands aimed at deterring Russia, diplomats and officials said, in a show of support for the alliance’s military build-up that has echoes of the Cold War. Part of NATO’s response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, allies are considering…