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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
TopicGun control

Topic: gun control

US top court open path to more guns in public, strikes down New York law on concealed firearms

The decision follows a series of mass shootings, including rampages that left over 30 people dead at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store and an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school.

Texas school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead, several critical

Texas Senator Ted Cruz described the shooting as "truly horrific", but said gun reforms would not prevent such crimes. Biden, however, urged action to control the gun lobby.

What are ‘ghost guns’? Firearm US police can’t track, and target of Biden’s anti-crime effort

They are available for purchase in the US without a license, background check, and cost as little as $50 to $75 apiece.

More mental health care won’t stop the gun epidemic in the US

Without question, the U.S. has the most firearm deaths and firearm suicides compared to all other high-income, developed countries.

New Zealand mosque shooter had a gun licence, country now moves to change gun laws

PM Jacinda Ardern said she will change the country's gun laws after a 28-year-old Australian right-wing extremist carried out the country's worst mass shooting since 1943.

Global Pulse: Paradise Papers far cry from Panama Papers; Japan and USA pledge to “make alliance great again”

The Paradise Papers are not as devious as the notorious Panama Papers; the fifth meeting between Shinzo Abe and Trump promises to "make alliance great again"; and Mohammad bin Salman is set on the path to an absolute monarchy. 

On Camera

There’s a new ‘K’ obsession in town. Not K-drama but Korean reality show

With anything 'K' prefixed winning the content game, dating show Singles’ Inferno and cooking competition Culinary Class Wars picked up fans in India with ease.

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.