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A major earthquake in Afghanistan with the dead and injured in the thousands but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
Late tonight in the Eastern European nation of Bulgaria a no-confidence vote bringing down the government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov.
Petkov strongly hostile to Russia over Ukraine but also facing opposition over government spending and the status of neighboring Northern Macedonia which wants to join the European Union...REUTERS-VOICE OF AMERICA
It's now Tuesday in New Zealand where an 'incident' has been reported in the country's most populous city Auckland.
A cafe worker saying there was a stabbing attack...(New Zealand Herald)
Four injuries reported. Women said to be the victims. A crutch used to trip the attacker...
The "New Zealand Herald" says a witness saw a man with a knife in the custody of five men holding weapons...NEW ZEALAND HERALD
In Uvalde, Texas the school police chief placed on administrative leave.
Many in the community have called for the firing of Pete Arrednondo for his handling of the deadly attack on Robb Elementary School last month...THE HILL
ECUADOR PROTESTS CONTINUE
GOVERNMENT 'LOSES CONTROL' OF CITY IN AMAZON
PROTESTERS DEMAND END TO EMERGENCY MEASURES
DEFENSE MINISTER WARNS OF 'VIOLENCE TO THREATEN DEMOCRACY'
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In Ecuador the protests against high fuel prices and government economic policy continuing today in the capital city of Quito...LIVE VIDEO STREAM ECUADOR PROTEST 6/22/2022...
Meanwhile the city of Puyo in the Amazon is said to be a place where the government has 'lost control' a police station there burned ...REUTERS...18 police said to be 'missing' after the attack with two dead and hundreds injured so far in the protests...AFP FRANCE-DIGITAL JOURNAL...
Protest leader Leonidas Iza saying talks are conditioned on repeal of the state of emergency and a pull back by police and soldiers from a park in the center of Quito...AFP FRANCE-VOICE OF AMERICA
Defense Minister Luis Lara says the military is watching the events citing a 'growth in violence by those who have rejected dialogue'...AFP FRANCE-SBS AUSTRALIA
Additional live stream....LIVE VIDEO STREAM ECUADOR PROTESTS
Tonight French President Emmanuel Macron speaking following his setback in the legislative election.
Macron demanding that opposition parties come out and tell him exactly what they are willing to do to help him govern.
He wants the opposition factions to get back to him in 48 hours...
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STOCK MARKETS AND OIL PRICES BOTH FALL
The markets today oil prices falling and Wall Street slightly down.
The Dow Jones Industrial average and NASDAQ down a little with oil moving down four percent to just over 105 dollars a barrel...MARKETWATCH
British inflation at a 40-year high a 9.1 percent increase for the year ending last month (May) with gasoline and electricity major contributors...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD TO FINAL PASSAGE THIS WEEK IN US SENATE-REACTION
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Fourteen Republican Senators including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voting with 50 Democrats to move gun control legislation on a fast track towards final approval Tuesday evening.
The new law will increase background checks and restrictions on firearms ownership in the United States.
It will send money to the states to help them enact "Red Flag" laws to restrict firearms ownership.
The Senate begins a two-week recess at the end of this week and the legislation is being rushed to final approval...-AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS-THE NEW DAILY AUSTRALIA....
Republican US Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky says the gun control legislation infringes on both Second and Fourth Amendment Constitutional Rights of Americans...THOMAS MASSIE TWITTER...
While Congressman Massie has been denouncing the legislation for weeks President Trump offered up his first comments on saying the bill today saying it is the first step in the "the movement to TAKE YOUR GUNS AWAY"...DONALD J TRUMP GAB SOCIAL MEDIA
JOE BIDEN MAKING A PRE-ELECTION BID TO REDUCE GAS PRICES AT THE PUMP. BIDEN WANTS CONGRESS TO DROP FEDERAL TAXES ON GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL FOR THREE MONTHS...GLOBAL NEWS CANADA
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN NEW YORK-POLLING, TOP GOP CANDIDATES DEBATE TRUMP
Politics in New York polling on the Governor's race done by Survey USA and WNYT in Albany.
Its show incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul leading by a wide margin in her party's primary but a tight race at the top of the Republican primary pack.
There Congressman Lee Zeldin leading Andrew Giuliani son of Mayor Rudy Giuliani 25 to 23 percent.
The polling for November showing Democrat Hochul leading all Republican opponents with Giuliani polling the best...REAL CLEAR POLITICS
Meanwhile Congressman Zeldin trashing Andrew Giuliani in a debate of the GOP candidates for governor calling him a "Chick-Fil-A" runner at the White House subordinate to the Easter Bunny.
The two clashed over their views on President Trump...NEW YORK POST
(Updated) IN AFGHANISTAN A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE OVERNIGHT AND THOUSANDS ARE DEAD OR INJURED...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA...FRANCE 24...
THE RULING TALIBAN APPEALING FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO DEAL WITH THE DISASTER...BBC NEWS
THE DE-FACTO RULER OF SAUDI ARABIA CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN VISITING TURKEY HOLDING TALKS WITH ITS RULER PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN.
THE VISIT IS THE LATEST SIGN OF WARMING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS THAT WERE COOL IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MURDER OF SAUDI JOURNALIST JAMAL KHASHOGGI AT THE SAUDI CONSULATE IN ISTANBUL IN OCTOBER OF 2018.
THE CROWN PRINCE IS WIDELY BELIEVED TO HAVE ORDERED KHASHOGGI'S MURDER...BBC NEWS
A MEMBER OF THE US MILITARY ARRESTED FOR AN ATTACK ON A BASE IN SYRIA.
THE AIRMAN UNDER ARREST NOT BEING IDENTIFIED IN WHAT IS BEING CALLED AN INSIDER ATTACK.
FOUR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE US MILITARY WOUNDED IN THE APRIL ATTACK IN 'GREEN VILLAGE SYRIA'.
THE ARREST HAPPENED LAST WEEK (JUNE 16th) IN THE UNITED STATES...NEW YORK POST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visiting Iran today.
It's a two day visit with the JCPOA nuclear agreement and Afghanistan among the issues on the table...TASS RUSSIA
(Updated) Kindergarten and elementary school across Israel closed today. A one-day strike declared by the Israel Teachers Union. Salaries and working conditions in dispute...TIMES OF ISRAEL...The strike will continue tomorrow...TIMES OF ISRAEL
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
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