Australia’s Justice Ministry announced Friday a firearms amnesty after a series of terror attacks involving illegal guns left several people dead and many injured. “Our national security environment has deteriorated. Unfortunately, we have seen through terror attacks in Australia that illegal guns have been used,” Justice Minister Michael Keenan said. ...
Russia’s medium-term plans in Syria include improving the capabilities of the Syrian armed forces which would allow Russian troops to relocate to existing Russian bases in the country, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. “We aim to establish a process, a political settlement [in Syria] between all the sides involved,” Putin ...