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Canadian PM Trudeau announces new law to freeze sales on handgun

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns.

Strongest hurricane on record in May makes landfall in southern Mexico

The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns in southern Mexico on Monday

7 wounded in Vegas biker gangs freeway shooting, 3 arrested: Police

Rival motorcycle gangs were involved in a metro Las Vegas freeway shooting over the weekend that injured seven people and authorities arrested three suspects, police said

Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis as sea ports blocked

Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain

EU leaders agree on partial embargo on Russian oil amid Ukraine war

European Union leaders reached a compromise to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on helping Ukraine

Erdogan discusses Turkey's Syria incursion plans with Russian Prez Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ankara's planned military operation in northern Syria and the war in Ukraine with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Erdogan's office said

Russians, Ukrainians troops fight block by block in Sievierodonetsk

Russian troops pushed farther into the key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv's forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins

Monkeypox kills 9 in Congo; Nigeria's first death from disease in 2022

Nine people have died of monkeypox in Congo in 2022 while Nigeria has recorded its first death from the disease this year, the countries' health authorities said

Death toll from Brazil floods at least 91, with dozens still missing

Authorities in northeastern Brazil's Pernambuco state said Monday that 91 deaths have been confirmed from flooding over the weekend, with more two dozen people still missing.

US: Joe Biden sees chance of 'rational' Republican approach on guns

"I think things have gotten so bad that everybody's getting more rational, at least that's my hope, Biden told reporters on the White House lawn after returning to Washington.

Abramovich completes $3.2-bn sale of Chelsea to Boehly-led consortium

"We are honored to become the new custodians of Chelsea Football Club, Boehly said. We're all in 100% every minute of every match."

Thousands flee as Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in Kyiv

In recent days, the fighting has focused on Sievierodonetsk in a battle Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called indescribably difficult.

EU wrestles with Russia oil embargo as leaders gather for Ukraine aid

EU leaders will gather in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go

Germany's annual inflation rate jumps to 7.9%, highest since early 1970s

Germany's annual inflation rate accelerated to 7.9% in May, its highest level in nearly half a century, according to an official estimate Monday.

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air buys 50 Boeing 737 aircraft

Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Monday said it had reached an agreement with Boeing to buy 50 737 MAX 8 aircraft, saying the planes are due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028

More unrest in Iran as death toll after building collapse reaches 31

Iranian riot police clashed with angry protesters in the southwestern city of Abadan, and state-run media reported that the death toll from a building collapse there reached 31

China falls short on deal with Pacific nations but finds smaller wins

China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some in the region expressed deep concerns

Russia's war in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

Nearly all the wheat sold in Somalia comes from Ukraine and Russia, which have halted exports through the Black Sea since Moscow waged war on its neighbor on Feb 24

As China seeks big Pacific deal, many in Fiji see infrastructural benefits

Wang hosts a key meeting in Fiji with foreign ministers from 10 Pacific nations he hopes will endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries

How US Prez Biden, cops, advocates forged deal on policing, racism

Previous presidents, too, have attempted to make improvements to America's law enforcement system, but Biden faced particular pressure to find the right balance