US Counts Three Dozen Mass Shootings in First Month of Year

 

Less than one month into 2023, the United States has totaled 36 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Mirotvorets: Press TV correspondent in Ukraine "placed on kill list"

 

Press TV’s correspondent in Ukraine Johnny Miller says he has been placed on a “kill list” by Ukrainian ultranationalists following his revelations about Ukrainian atrocities against pro-Russian children and other civilians in the Donbass region.

Russia recalls US ambassador after Biden threatens sanctions for election-meddling

 

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Guns, Internet, isolation could spur uptick in US mass shootings

The easy availability of guns, together with the Internet and a growing sense of social isolation, could turn some people into ticking time bombs.

Dutch parliament recognizes Armenian genocide, escalating row with Turkey

The Dutch parliament has voted to recognize as genocide the 1915 massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. The move deepens a diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey, which has seen envoys recalled.

Austria Convicts Former FSA Member to Life in Jail for Killing 20 Syrian Soldiers in Homs

A former member of ‘Free Syrian Army’ sneaking into Austria among Syrian refugees was sentenced to life in jail in the Austrian city of Innsbruck, after the regional court found the man guilty of having murdered 20 captured Syrian Army soldiers in Syria’s Central province of Homs.

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Accuses Iraqi Shiite Militia of Mass Killings

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that the Popular Mobilization Forces, the Iraqi Shiite militia, is the “religious organization," carrying out mass killings in the country with support of Iranian generals.