[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a gun control bill into law that will allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, sells, transports or distributes illegal “assault weapons and ghost guns.” The measure was crafted in response to last year’s Texas abortion ban that prohibits the procedure once a heartbeat was detected and allows private citizens to sue physicians, drivers or anyone else…
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[ad_1] When it comes to cricket, Australia and Sri Lanka are usually bitter rivals. But in late June, after Australia’s cricket team won a match in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, Australian cricketers got a surprising response from spectators: Sri Lankan fans cheered while wearing the bright yellow colors of the Australian team. The whole stadium was full of Australian flags and big posters that read, “Thank you, Australia.” Sri Lankan fans were showing gratitude to…
"‘An air of hope’: Sri Lankans see cricket as a welcome distraction from the country’s economic, political woes"
[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency, is due to visit the self-governing island China claims as its own territory in August, according to a report in the Financial Times. She was originally scheduled to visit in April…
"China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan"
[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — Pressure is mounting on a French government minister to quit over comments stigmatizing homosexuality and LGBTQ people, in the latest challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership. Caroline Cayeux’s remarks have hurt and angered many – including her colleagues — and prompted broader discussion around persistent discriminatory attitudes by people in power. More than 100 prominent figures published an appeal Sunday in the newspaper Journal du dimanche questioning why she’s still in…
"‘Those people’: French minister’s LGBTQ remarks spark anger"
[ad_1] Five conservative lawmakers hoping to be the next British prime minister will face off in a debate on Friday. After the debates, a third round of voting will resume on Monday, where another candidate will be eliminated from the race. Rishi Sunak has won the last two rounds of parliamentary voting, but he faces stiff competition from Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss. The five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister will go…
"Britain’s next prime minister: Top 5 contenders in line will face off in TV debate" [ad_1] Issued on: 13/07/2022 – 07:56 US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia. The 79-year-old president’s visit to Jeddah on Friday will be the focus of the tour, after Biden branded Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the 2018 murder of dissident Saudi journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi. Air Force One…
"Biden heads to Middle East for delicate first tour as US president"
[ad_1] For now, Ukraine is trying less-effective alternatives to export its grain, at least to Europe. Currently, 30 per cent of exports go via three Danube River ports in south-western Ukraine. The country also is trying to ship grain via 12 border crossings with European countries, but trucks must wait in line for days, and Europe’s infrastructure cannot yet absorb such a volume of grain, Horbachov said. A farmer collects fragments of Russian rockets that…
"Anxiety grows for harvest trapped in a war zone"
[ad_1] Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo stormed the president’s official residence and his secretariat on Saturday, amid months of mounting public anger over the country’s worst economic crisis in seven decades. Some protesters, holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets, broke into the president’s residence, video footage from a local TV news channel showed. Videos posted on social media showed demonstrators moving around inside the palace and swimming in the outdoor pool.…
"Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s residence and office in fury at economic meltdown"
[ad_1] Photo: NASA NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been in space for six months, and it has finally taken its first color pictures, which will be released on July 12. At a press conference, NASA shared some information about these images and talked about how its brand-new telescope works. This telescope has infrared capabilities that let you see further back in time to the Big Bang, which happened 13.8 billion years ago. Bill Nelson…
"NASA will Reveal Deepest Image of the Universe"
[ad_1] The midterm polls continue to look dark for Democrats, as we explained in a newsletter last week. Inflation and Covid disruptions, as well as the normal challenges that a president’s party faces in midterms, are weighing on the party. As a result, the Republicans are heavily favored to retake control of the House. But the situation in the Senate looks different, my colleague Blake Hounshell points out. There are 10 potentially competitive Senate races…
"A Bluer Picture – The New York Times"