Hard line positions threaten peace path in Middle East
Uman Bush aides say Israeli and Palestinian leaders have shown little restraint since the Palestinian election proposal. Baker said Likud restrictions on West Bank Gaza elections are not helpful, aligning with Palestinian demand that elections aren’t feasible while the occupation continues.
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Uno To Represent Japan At Summit In Paris
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Sousuke Uno will attend the July 14 to 16 Paris summit of industrial nations to project leadership amid a sex scandal and a weakened Liberal Democratic Party. Officials say he will pledge aid to poor nations, push environmental cooperation, and urge stability in exchange rates while resisting sanctions on China. Back home, the LDP faces fallout from a bribery scandal steering Takeshita’s resignation and new rumors about Uno’s paid affairs.
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Pro abortion protesters clash after Supreme Court ruling
After the Supreme Court ruling, more protests erupt nationwide with at least 120 anti abortion activists arrested in Milwaukee and Denver. Demonstrations in Massachusetts Rhode Island and a 990 person rally near a California clinic were peaceful while others in Chicago Phoenix Jackson Miss and Vancouver kept pressure on both sides.
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Washington considers holding handgun makers liable for shootings
The District of Columbia Council moves to pass a bill allowing victims’ families to sue handgun manufacturers and dealers for injuries and deaths. A final vote is set for Tuesday and Congress must review this city measure before it becomes law, with NRA critics arguing it disrupts interstate commerce.
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Mandela and Botha Meet in Secret Cape Town Talk
President P W Botha and Nelson Mandela held a 45 minute meeting at Sotha’s residence in Cape Town last week, the first publicly known contact. Government TV called it an event of utmost contemporary importance while Mandela’s lawyer questioned whether it signals any immediate release or policy shifts.
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Menem urges unity as Argentina’s new president takes office
Buenos Aires Argentina Carlos Menem declared unity to rebuild a nation torn by inflation social unrest and political strife in a concilia tory nationwide address from Congress He pledged to fight inflation restore wages curb unemployment and tackle human rights trials while aiming to recover the Falkland Islands and stabilize the economy.
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NAACP Convention Opens In Detroit As Members Gather
About 20 000 NAACP members from San Francisco to Mississippi converge in Detroit for the annual convention to debate, renew ties, and energize the civil rights agenda. Leader Dockery recalls dues rising from 50 cents in 1939 to ten dollars and stresses the group as the voice for Black Americans amid evolving court challenges.
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China Expels Second VOA Reporter Over Pro Democracy Coverage
China orders a second Voice of America reporter to leave amid Beijing attacks on VOA and Western coverage of the crackdown on pro democracy protests. VOA officials and western reporters face expulsion as China tallies arrests and sentences, with Hong Kong residents awaiting post 1997 rules.
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