Americans can legally carry loaded handguns in public places. The Supreme Court has opened the doors for almost all law abiding citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. The court also strikes down the New York gun law. Now, New Yorkers react to gun rights ruling.

US: New Yorkers react to gun rights ruling after Supreme Court strikes down the New York gun law

The US Senate has passed a new gun control bill. The bill will now be sent back to the House. It is one of the most significant pieces of legislation addressing guns amid the recent rise in gun violence.

The US Senate passes gun control bill, the bill will now be sent back to the House

Now Americans can legally carry loaded handguns in public places. The Supreme Court has opened the doors for almost all law abiding citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. The court also strikes down the New York gun law.

The US Supreme Court expands gun rights as it strikes down the New York gun law

Thousands march in Quito after night of Ecuador protest violence - see pics

US senators unveiled a bipartisan bill on Tuesday and took an initial step towards country's first major gun-control legislation in decades. The proposal has backing of 10 Republican senators.

US senators unveil 80-page bipartisan bill on gun safety

Nigeria is reeling under growing instance of mass violence. Earlier 40 people were killed in the Ondo church. Now, armed men attack villages and two churches, they also kidnapped 35 villagers.

Nigeria marred with surge in violence, govt fears cooperation of criminal gangs and terrorists

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After facing violent protests in various cities, Ecuador imposed an emergency in three provinces. The decree enables the President to suspend civil rights.

Ecuador imposes an emergency in three provinces in response to violent protests

Protesters in India set fire to train coaches as protests against Agnipath Scheme raged for a second day. Demonstrations against new military scheme are spreading across various parts of India.

Trains set on fire in protest against Agnipath scheme in India

Ecuador's police on Tuesday detained the leader of the country's largest indigenous organization, Leonidas Iza, after he led blockades on several highways and other allegedly violent acts in protest against the government's economic policies.

Iza's lawyer called the detention illegal and said it was unclear what crime he is accused of.

Indigenous groups began on Monday what they said will be an ongoing protest to demand President Guillermo Lasso freeze the price of gasoline, declare a moratorium on small farmers' bank debts and limit oil and mining expansion in the country.

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On Monday night protesters burned a patrol car and attacked police officers, extinguished a pressure pump in an oil field and damaged infrastructure in some flower farms, the government said.

Iza's arrest on Tuesday prompted further protests, while violence rose in some parts of the country.

"He was intercepted and detained in a violent way, incommunicado for five hours, we didn't know where he was and we still don't know what crime he is accused of," Iza's lawyer Lenin Sarzosa told journalists in Quito. "We have presented a habeas petition for illegal detention."

Iza's organization CONAIE tweeted a video of his detention, describing it as "violent, illegal and arbitrary."

Four people who allegedly participated in crimes and one person who is an intellectual author are awaiting a hearing, Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo wrote on Twitter.

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"Protest is a right that we defend as the government, but not chaos and much less violence," the minister added.

Hundreds of indigenous people arrived in Latacunga, south of capital city Quito, to support Iza on Tuesday afternoon. Other marches were reported in small towns with indigenous populations.

Ecuador's police said officers had been assaulted and several of them detained by protesters in Latacunga.

Community and student groups were also protesting against Lasso's economic reforms in Quito in the afternoon, culminating in an attack on a police car, according to Reuters witnesses.

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"Whatever happens, whatever it costs, even if we have to rot in jail, we will keep fighting," said Marlon Vargas, the head of Amazonian indigenous group, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE).

Lasso has said he will not allow protests to affect economic recovery and will punish any vandalism during protests.

Ecuadorean oil company PetroOriental said it was losing production of some 1,400 barrels per day and had shuttered eight wells in Orellana province after a small group from the Yawepare community occupied its installations, blocked access roads and damaged the tires of military vehicles with spears.

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Ecuador's police on Tuesday detained the leader of the country's largest indigenous organization, Leonidas Iza, after he led blockades on several highways and other allegedly violent acts in protest against the government's economic policies.

Ecuador's police on Tuesday detained the leader of the country's largest indigenous organization, Leonidas Iza, after he led blockades on several highways and other allegedly violent acts in protest against the government's economic policies. Iza's lawyer called the detention illegal and said it was unclear what crime he is accused of. Indigenous groups began on Monday what they said will be an ongoing protest to demand President Guillermo Lasso freeze the price of gasoline, declare a moratorium on small farmers' bank debts and limit oil and mining expansion in the country. Also read | Two frogs are at the centre of a battle against mining in Ecuador On Monday night protesters burned a patrol car and attacked police officers, extinguished a pressure pump in an oil field and damaged infrastructure in some flower farms, the government said. Iza's arrest on Tuesday prompted further protests, while violence rose in some parts of the country. "He was intercepted and detained in a violent way, incommunicado for five hours, we didn't know where he was and we still don't know what crime he is accused of," Iza's lawyer Lenin Sarzosa told journalists in Quito. "We have presented a habeas petition for illegal detention." Iza's organization CONAIE tweeted a video of his detention, describing it as "violent, illegal and arbitrary." Four people who allegedly participated in crimes and one person who is an intellectual author are awaiting a hearing, Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo wrote on Twitter. Watch | Violent protests erupt in Ecuador against govt's economic policies "Protest is a right that we defend as the government, but not chaos and much less violence," the minister added. Hundreds of indigenous people arrived in Latacunga, south of capital city Quito, to support Iza on Tuesday afternoon. Other marches were reported in small towns with indigenous populations. Ecuador's police said officers had been assaulted and several of them detained by protesters in Latacunga. Community and student groups were also protesting against Lasso's economic reforms in Quito in the afternoon, culminating in an attack on a police car, according to Reuters witnesses. Also read | Violence over Prophet remarks: In West Bengal, over 200 arrested; Kolkata police summon Nupur Sharma "Whatever happens, whatever it costs, even if we have to rot in jail, we will keep fighting," said Marlon Vargas, the head of Amazonian indigenous group, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE). Lasso has said he will not allow protests to affect economic recovery and will punish any vandalism during protests. Ecuadorean oil company PetroOriental said it was losing production of some 1,400 barrels per day and had shuttered eight wells in Orellana province after a small group from the Yawepare community occupied its installations, blocked access roads and damaged the tires of military vehicles with spears. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Ecuadorean police detain indigenous leader, violence rises

Key senators announced a new gun law outline in the United States. 20 Bipartisan senators have announced the new proposals. New agreement aimed to curb gun violence and provide funding for mental health.

Gun control in the US: Bipartisan gun reform proposal unveiled

US: Group of senators agree on new gun law outline

The U.S. has reported over 250 mass shootings in just the first six months of 2022 alone. Decades of mass shootings have seen several attempts at changing gun laws, without any success. WION decodes America's gun violence problem.

Decoding Gun Violence in America: A WION special on rise of mass shootings in US

Amid rising gun violence in the United States, protests were held in Washington, New York and Florida. Gun law advocates are demanding strict measures.

Protests against gun violence in the US: Gun law advocates demand strict measures

Decoding Gun Violence in America: A WION special on rise of mass shootings in the U.S.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers are still in talks as they consider modest changes in US' gun laws. Meanwhile, mass shootings continue to rise in the US.

Mass shootings continue in the US: Lawmakers considering modest changes

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Lawmakers in US heard heart-wrenching testimony from parents, a 11-year old child and a pediatrician who were all touched by recent mass shootings. 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo said she had smeared herself with a friend's blood and played dead.

Gun violence survivor recounts ordeal at US House panel hearing on gun violence

Amid a recent rise in gun killings in the United States, New York has tightened gun laws. It has also decided to ban body armour.

New York tightens gun laws amid rising gun killings in the US

UN investigators on Tuesday blamed Israel's continued occupation and discrimination against Palestinians for the endless cycles of violence in the decades-long conflict, prompting angry Israeli protests.

A high-level team of investigators, appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe "all underlying root causes" in the drawn-out Israel-Palestinian conflict, pointed the finger squarely at Israel.

"Ending the occupation of lands by Israel... remains essential in ending the persistent cycles of violence," the report said.

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The 18-page report mainly focuses on evaluating a long line of past UN investigations, reports and rulings on the situation and how and if those findings were implemented.

"The findings and recommendations relevant to the underlying root causes were overwhelmingly directed towards Israel, which we have taken as an indicator of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict and the reality of one state occupying the other," lead investigator Navi Pillay, a former UN rights chief from South Africa, said in a statement.

"We also found that these recommendations have overwhelmingly not been implemented, including calls to ensure accountability for Israel's violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and the indiscriminate firing of rockets ... by Palestinian armed groups into Israel," she said.

"It is this lack of implementation coupled with a sense of impunity, clear evidence that Israel has no intention of ending the occupation, and the persistent discrimination against Palestinians that lies at the heart of the systematic recurrence of violations in both the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel."

Israel has refused to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) created last year following the 11-day Hamas-Israel war in May 2021, which killed 260 Palestinians and 13 people on the Israeli side.

The COI, which is the highest-level investigation that can be ordered by the UN Human Rights Council, was tasked with looking beyond that surge in violence and to investigate all violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

'Disgrace'&nbsp;

While the council had previously ordered eight investigations into rights violations in the Palestinian territories, this was the first open-ended probe, and the first to examine "root causes" in the drawn-out conflict.&nbsp;

It was also the first tasked with looking at systematic abuses committed within Israel.

Israel has slammed the creation of the investigation, and has also loudly criticised Pillay for "championing an anti-Israel agenda".

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Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Lior Haiat told reporters in February that "the fact that she was appointed to this commission is actually a disgrace".

And on Tuesday, even before the report was published, dozens of Israeli reserve soldiers and students -- some of them dressed like Palestinian Hamas militants -- marched outside the UN building in Geneva in protest.

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, who heads the Israeli NGO Shurat Hadin that organised the protest, decried "a witch-hunt against Israel".

And she slammed the Human Rights Council, which will kick off its 50th session next week where the report will be presented, as "the most anti-semitic body in the world."

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UN investigators on Tuesday blamed Israel's continued occupation and discrimination against Palestinians for the endless cycles of violence in the decades-long conflict, prompting angry Israeli protests.

UN investigators on Tuesday blamed Israel's continued occupation and discrimination against Palestinians for the endless cycles of violence in the decades-long conflict, prompting angry Israeli protests. A high-level team of investigators, appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe "all underlying root causes" in the drawn-out Israel-Palestinian conflict, pointed the finger squarely at Israel. "Ending the occupation of lands by Israel... remains essential in ending the persistent cycles of violence," the report said. Also read | Major blow to Israel's coalition government: West Bank bill defeated by 58-52 margin The 18-page report mainly focuses on evaluating a long line of past UN investigations, reports and rulings on the situation and how and if those findings were implemented. "The findings and recommendations relevant to the underlying root causes were overwhelmingly directed towards Israel, which we have taken as an indicator of the asymmetrical nature of the conflict and the reality of one state occupying the other," lead investigator Navi Pillay, a former UN rights chief from South Africa, said in a statement. "We also found that these recommendations have overwhelmingly not been implemented, including calls to ensure accountability for Israel's violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and the indiscriminate firing of rockets ... by Palestinian armed groups into Israel," she said. "It is this lack of implementation coupled with a sense of impunity, clear evidence that Israel has no intention of ending the occupation, and the persistent discrimination against Palestinians that lies at the heart of the systematic recurrence of violations in both the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel." Israel has refused to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) created last year following the 11-day Hamas-Israel war in May 2021, which killed 260 Palestinians and 13 people on the Israeli side. The COI, which is the highest-level investigation that can be ordered by the UN Human Rights Council, was tasked with looking beyond that surge in violence and to investigate all violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. 'Disgrace' While the council had previously ordered eight investigations into rights violations in the Palestinian territories, this was the first open-ended probe, and the first to examine "root causes" in the drawn-out conflict. It was also the first tasked with looking at systematic abuses committed within Israel. Israel has slammed the creation of the investigation, and has also loudly criticised Pillay for "championing an anti-Israel agenda". Also read | Report: Israel warns 100 of its citizens to leave Turkey over threat from Iran Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Lior Haiat told reporters in February that "the fact that she was appointed to this commission is actually a disgrace". And on Tuesday, even before the report was published, dozens of Israeli reserve soldiers and students -- some of them dressed like Palestinian Hamas militants -- marched outside the UN building in Geneva in protest. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, who heads the Israeli NGO Shurat Hadin that organised the protest, decried "a witch-hunt against Israel". And she slammed the Human Rights Council, which will kick off its 50th session next week where the report will be presented, as "the most anti-semitic body in the world." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Ending Israel's occupation key to halting violence: UN report

The US is witnessing a rapid rise in gun violence. There have been around 10 Mass shootings in the last 48 hours alone. Now, 3 states are mulling to arm teachers.

10 Mass shootings in 48 hours: A weekend of carnage in America

Gun violence cases and mass shooting incidents are rising in the United States. Ohio and Louisiana have decided to push to arm teachers.

Ohio, Louisiana push to arm teachers amid rising gun violence in the US

According to police, 3 people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday after multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd in Philadelphia. As per reports, no arrests had been made in the case so far.

Philadelphia shooting: Gun violence continues unabated in US

There has been a constant rise in gun violence incidents across the United States. According to data, there are more guns than people in the US.

Gun violence in United States: More guns than people in the US

US President Joe Biden reacted to the recent shootings and said guns are the number one killer of children in the US. In Wisconsin, multiple people were injured after a shooting incident during a funeral.

‘Enough!’ – Joe Biden on gun violence; multiple wounded in Wisconsin shooting

Thousands of Israeli religious nationalists have paraded through Muslim parts of the Old City of Jerusalem to mark Jerusalem day. Various incidents of violence have been reported during the march.

Israel: Thousands stage march to mark Jerusalem day, various incidents of violence reported

Tensions continue in Jerusalem as the contentious flag march begins. Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally. Israel deployed 3000 policemen to prevent the situation from getting out of control

Jerusalem Day: Risk of new wave of violence in city as Israel 'flag march' kicks off

Jerusalem is on high alert ahead of the Israeli flag march that is set to take place later today, the march sparked warnings of a new escalation from Palestinians in the region. The annual march celebrates the city's unification following the capture of East Jerusalem back in 1967

Violence erupts at Al-Aqsa mosque ahead of Israeli flag march

Jerusalem is on high alert ahead of the Israeli flag march that is set to take place later today, the march sparked warnings of a new escalation from Palestinians in the region.

Violence erupts at Al-Aqsa mosque, rioters pelt stones at forces stationed outside mosque

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