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- Russian forces took control of three towns in Donetsk and intensified their bombardment of the easternmost Ukrainian-held cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.
- North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles in an apparent response to Biden’s promise of extra US security assistance to Seoul.
- Male Afghan newsreaders wore masks in solidarity with female colleagues forced to cover their faces on air.
The third American mass shooting in ten days and the worst school shooting in a decade has left 19 children and two teachers dead, and a nation utterly divided on gun violence and gun control.
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