A man opened fire during a condominium meeting killing three women and wounding four people, shocking a country not accustomed to random acts of mass violence.
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Your Friday Briefing: Covid Protests Grow in China
Plus Malaysia’s new prime minister and the week in culture.
Your Monday Briefing: Russia Strikes Key City
Plus funerals for rampage victims in Thailand and a Covid spike in China
Why Thailand’s Strict Gun Laws Did Not Keep It Safe
Firearm policy is tough for some people and lax for others, a recipe for problems. The horrific attack by an ex-policeman may spur calls for change, but it will not be easy.
Children Killed in Thailand Massacre Are Laid to Rest
The town of Uthai Sawan in Thailand, a Buddhist-majority country, began formally mourning the victims of a mass killing at a day care center, most of them children.
Mass Shootings Are Rare Outside The United States
Compared with the rest of the world, the U.S. also has far more such attacks that take place at schools.
Thailand’s Gun Laws: Gun Ownership is Common, But Shootings Are Not
In a country with millions of firearms, the authorities have long worried about the potential for more gun violence.
Montenegro Gunman Kills 10 Before Being Shot and Killed
The first to be killed were two children and their mother, tenants of the gunman. Witnesses said the gunman then started randomly shooting at passers-by, killing seven and wounding six.
2 Killed and 2 Injured in Shootings in British Columbia
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police responded after gunshots were reported in four locations in Langley, southeast of Vancouver. The gunman was fatally shot by the authorities.
Your Tuesday Briefing: A Mass Shooting Near Chicago
Plus Russia regroups in the east and China arrests a mysterious tycoon.