Lack of proper gun control laws in U.S. leads to recurring tragedies: Lebanese lawyer

STORY: Lack of proper gun control laws in U.S. leads to recurring tragedies: Lebanese lawyer DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of people mourning victims of gun violenceSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyerSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyervarious of street view in Washington D.C. and New YorkSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer STORYLINE: Lebanese lawyer Suzan Ismail has said the absence of proper laws and easy access to weapons in the United States have fed the recurring gun violence in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer "The increase of such incidence in the U.S. is attributed to different factors, mainly the absence of proper laws to prevent acquisition of weapons, the easy access to weapons, and the affordable prices of weapons which enable students to save money to be able to buy these weapons. Therefore, they use it in wrong places." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic):

100 days on, peace remains elusive as U.S.-led West fuels Russia-Ukraine crisis

STORY: 100 days on, peace remains elusive as U.S.-led West fuels Russia-Ukraine crisis DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of the military operationSTANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Eurasia Bureauvarious of ruined building in UkraineSOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New YorkSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa), Kenyavarious of NATO headquartersvarious of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Philippine political analyst STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Eurasia Bureau "Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is entering its 100th day and shows no signs of slowing down. Three points are worthy of attention. First, the battlefield is edging north. Northeastern Donetsk and western Luhansk are now the key areas. Overall, the Russian army appears to