Three 10-year-old students, an eight-year-old and a fourth-grade teacher have been identified among the 21 victims of Salvador Ramos.

A teenage gunman opened fire in a south Texas primary school, killing at least 19 children and two teachers before he was also killed, prompting an emotional US President Joe Biden to demand action on loose US gun laws.

Salvador Ramos was a lonely 18-year-old who was bullied over a stutter and strong lisp. He had a difficult home life and grew more violent, according to his friends.

At least 18 children and one teacher have been killed following a shooting at an elementary school in Texas.

The latest shooting in Texas should finally convince Republicans to support gun control.

Covering the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012 became a personal matter for my family and our young son. Today, it seems no lessons have been learnt.

The Georgia governor and secretary of state who defied Trump’s orders to overturn his defeat have seen off challengers chosen by the ex-president.

As Russia concentrates its attack on the east and south of the country, residents of the Kyiv region are attempting to return to their lives.

Among the thoughts and prayers there were also calls for action as people wrestled with the tragedy of the Uvalde school shooting.

“I’m here on this floor to beg — to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues,” Democrat Chris Murphy told the Senate.

Does it really need to be like this? Should going to school be an occupational hazard for the sake of the Second Amendment?

US President Joe Biden has called for action after a shooting at a Texas primary school killed at least 18 children and three adults.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has launched an angry and emotional attack on pro-gun US Senators after the mass school shooting in Texas.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy pleaded with colleagues to act after the latest mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. (May 24)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school. Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. (May 24)

A trove of documents from police databases reveal how China locked up Uighurs arbitrarily in militarised prisons. 

Skyrocketing energy and food bills are pushing millions deeper into financial hardship.

Russian troops have intensified their efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk and neighbouring cities in the Donbas.

New bill tabled in California would allow parents to sue social media giants if they can demonstrate their child was harmed by their online time.

“This is not rhetoric and BS,” the UN’s World Food Program director said at Davos, calling on billionaires to “step up now, because the world needs you”.