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South Africa's deadly love affair with guns

Record levels of crime are driving more and more people to buy firearms to protect themselves.

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With President Wesley Simina of the Federated States of Micronesia

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout.

AUKUS Trilateral Statement

The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States.

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Gunmen open fire at Moscow concert hall killing dozens

A group dressed in camouflage burst into the venue where thousands had gathered for a rock concert.

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Q&A: Peace Institute Official Discusses Rising Transnational Crime in Myanmar

washington — In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tower, the U.S. Institute of Peace country director for Myanmar, discussed escalating transnational crime in that country, particularly following allegations of nuclear materials being traded from Myanmar.    Despite recent moves by China to end some of the cybercrime in border areas, Myanmar has become the world's most criminalized nation, according to the recent Global Index on Transnational Crime. Tower views the ruling junta in… Read Full Article

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