Assault

Beijing has held military assault drills near Chinese Taipei, in what its armed forces described as a show of force against “provocations” and “external interference” in the mainland’s affairs. China’s military said in a statement on…

US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to move forward on gun-reform legislation and pass stricter gun laws including a ban on assault weapons. The call comes on the third anniversary of a mass school shooting in Parkland,…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to…