May 25, 2022: 21 dead inTexas school shooting, Brian Kemp, Russia Ukraine assault, ICBM, 'Partygate'

May 25, 2022: Texas school shooting kills 21, Brian Kemp, Russia intensifies Ukraine assault, ICBM, 'Partygate'

1. A gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting for nearly a decade, prompting President Joe Biden to urge Americans to confront the country's gun lobby and pressure Congress to tighten gun laws.

2. Georgia Republicans dealt Donald Trump his biggest defeat in his bid to play kingmaker in this year's U.S. midterm elections, choosing Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger despite Trump's efforts to oust them.

3. Russian forces intensified their assault on two key towns in Ukraine's industrial Donbas region, with constant mortar bombardment destroying houses, killing civilians and threatening the last escape route, Ukrainian officials said.

4. North Korea fired three missiles on Wednesday, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile, after U.S. President Joe Biden ended an Asia trip where he agreed to new measures to deter the nuclear-armed state.

5. Senior leaders at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office were to blame for a culture of rule-breaking, an official report said on Wednesday, detailing a series of illegal alcohol-fuelled parties during coronavirus lockdowns.

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