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Freedom House: Turkey One of World’s Worst Transnational Repressors

A man walks under the Turkish flag during a curfew in the COVID-19 pandemic in Istanbul, May 23, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

"Incidents of transnational repression that took place in Turkey accounted for a quarter of the total recorded by Freedom House last year," the report said.

Biden Insists on a Ban on Offensive Weapons

President Joe Biden has said the United States must ban offensive weapons to tackle the "carnage" of gun violence.

In a White House speech to the nation, Biden said too many places in America have become killing fields.

He said that if Congress could not ban such weapons, it should try to raise the age of purchase from 18 to 21.

Pressure behind the scenes: Two countries, eager to join NATO, must make concessions

It should be reminded that the two Nordic countries officially submitted a request for admission to the Alliance on May 18, thus leaving the decades-long position of military neutrality, explaining that Russia's attack on Ukraine changed the international security scene forever.

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’

"Enough, enough," President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools, supermarkets and other everyday places into "killing fields."

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