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Biden will do ‘everything in his power’ to end hate crimes. But can he do anything?
The Buffalo mass shooting was inspired by the horrors of the Christchurch massacre. But America won’t respond with sweeping gun law reforms the way NZ did.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Great turmoil’: Dozens die in North Korea as Kim admits scale of COVID outbreak
- by Josh Smith and Byungwook Kim
Opinion & Perspectives
Biden will do ‘everything in his power’ to end hate crimes. But can he do anything?
The Buffalo mass shooting was inspired by the horrors of the Christchurch massacre. But America won’t respond with sweeping gun law reforms the way NZ did.
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
How Sinn Fein went from ‘pariah’ party to Irish political powerhouse
Growing support for the new look Sinn Féin is not only a huge turnaround in the party’s fortunes, but makes Irish unity more likely.
Ray Bassett
Can Biden weaponise the abortion debate to win the midterms?
A majority of Americans support abortion rights - but will this issue galvanise them to vote Democrat in November?
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
North America
Buffalo shooting suspect was detained a year ago over threatening statements
The New York governor said an investigation would focus on what could have been done to stop the suspect, who had advertised his views online and been on authorities’ radar.
- by Jenna Zucker and Gabriella Borter
Fox hosts and others spreading ‘race theory’ embraced by Buffalo suspect
“Great replacement theory”, which casts immigration as part of a plot by “elites” to seize power from white people was once confined to far-right white extremists.
- by Paul Farhi
Analysis
Mass shooting
Biden will do ‘everything in his power’ to end hate crimes. But can he do anything?
- by Farrah Tomazin
Racially motivated shooter pointed to Christchurch attacks in ‘manifesto’
- by Carolyn Thompson and Dave Collins
Europe
Sweden seeks NATO membership as ruling party drops 73-year opposition
- by Niklas Pollard and Simon Johnson
Russia has lost ‘a third of ground forces’ in Ukraine attack
- by Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay
Russian soldier on trial in first Ukraine war-crimes case
- by Oleksandr Stashevski and Richard Lardner
Asia
Tattoos, illegal in South Korea, thrive underground
Tattoo artists, long treated as criminals for their work, say that it is time to end the stigma against their business.
- by Christine Chung
‘Great turmoil’: Dozens die in North Korea as Kim admits scale of COVID outbreak
Authorities in North Korea, which does not have a vaccination program, have blamed the deaths on “careless” citizens taking unapproved medicines.
- by Josh Smith and Byungwook Kim
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- by Jeffrey Heller
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- by Shira Rubin and Steve Hendrix
Opinion
China
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