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Every house in a village of nearly two dozen homes was reduced to rubble by Wednesday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, it has emerged.

President Biden is headed to Germany for a meeting of the G7 with leaders of the wealthiest countries. At the top of their agenda is the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth month.

Bills Signed: S. 2089 and ​S. 2938  The White House

Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Bill Into Law  The New York Times Biden signs gun control bill in wake of deadly mass shootings: ‘Lives will be saved’  Fox News WA expected to get funding for mental health, school safety with passage of gun

Forensic officers investigate the scene outside a nightclub where several shots were fired last night. At least two people were killed and 21 injured in an incident the police are investigating whether it was related to terror. Terje Pedersen//dpa After

The president’s signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults. (Image credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

20 rockets target Desna, damaging infrastructure; Ukraine says attack part of efforts by Russia to draw neighbor fully into conflict; Putin, Lukashenko set to meet

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko makes a video message during the German Film Award at the Messehallen am Funkturm. Britta Pedersen/dpa Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko issued a demand for clarification after a slew of deep fake videos fooled mayors in European

Some states move quickly to ban abortion after Supreme Court ruling  CNN Thousands Protest End of Constitutional Right to Abortion  The New York Times The woman who brought down Roe vs. Wade wants to take abortion battle to California  Yahoo News Women will

A Cuban court has sentenced two artists critical of the communist state to nine and five years in prison, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of heavy penalties doled out to government dissenters. Rapper Maykel Castillo, 39, better