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MASS SHOOTINGS

A woman pays her respect outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School following a deadly shooting at the school, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 10, 2026
¡®Mom, don¡¯t call me¡¯: Inside Thailand¡¯s deadly school shooting
Nine people were killed and an additional 23 ?wounded in the country¡¯s worst mass shooting since 2022, reigniting debate over firearms control.
Police gather outside the house where a teenage suspect is suspected of killing his grandparents before carrying out a school shooting in Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand's capital Bangkok, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 9, 2026
Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say
A deadly school shooting outside Bangkok has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia¡¯s largest gun-owning nation.
A student is embraced by a relative after being evacuated from Debsirin Nonthaburi School, following a shooting incident at the school, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2026
Eight dead, including teen suspect¡¯s grandparents, in Thailand shooting
The shooter was identified as a teenage student of the school and also reported dead, according to local media reports citing authorities.
A child holds his parents' hands as they leave the mosque at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, on Monday.
WORLD
May 19, 2026
¡®I saw bad stuff,¡¯ says 9-year-old who hid in closet during California mosque attack
The child said his classmates and he were ushered into a closet at the mosque where they attend school, trembling in fear as shots rang out.
Brenton Tarrant, the man charged over the 2019 shootings at two Christchurch mosques, stands in the dock during his appearance at the Christchurch District Court on March 16, 2019. On Thursday, Tarrant lost his appeal that sought to overturn his conviction and sentence.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2026
New Zealand mosque shooter¡¯s bid to appeal convictions denied by court
The Court of Appeal¡¯s decision means the appeal process is now at an end.
An ambulance at the site of a mass shooting in Kyiv on Saturday
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2026
Six die in Kyiv shooting; police kill suspect
Ukrainian officials said the shooting was being investigated as terrorism, but offered no ?motive.
Workers install a fence around a makeshift memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 12.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2026
OpenAI¡¯s ban of Canada school shooting suspect¡¯s account raises scrutiny of other online activity
The shooting in Tumbler Ridge is the latest tragedy in which critics have argued that interactions with chatbots may have forewarned of violence.
Police tape marks off Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where a shooting took place, leaving at least nine dead in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2026
Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old woman with mental health issues
The killer, who died by suicide after the shooting, had been apprehended under the provincial Mental Health ?Act for an assessment on more than one occasion.
British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference, following deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 11, 2026
Ten dead after mass shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
The ?outburst brought to Canada the ?type of ?mass shooting more common in the neighboring United States.
A Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15. Australians will light candles and fall silent on Thursday on a national day of mourning for the 15 people killed.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2026
Australia holds day of mourning for Bondi Beach shooting victims
Survivors, families and emergency responders will join political and community leaders in an evening of mourning at Sydney Opera House.
A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Dec. 14, in Sydney, Australia, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Australia set to pass tougher laws on guns and hate crimes after Bondi shooting
Two bills passed on Tuesday by the House ?of Representatives in a special parliament session will now go to the upper house Senate for debate.
Riot police stand by at Bondi Beach as people hold a vigil for the victims and survivors of a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2026
Australian government says firearms hit a record high in 2025
There were a record ?4,113,735 guns ?in Australia last year, with 1,158,654 of ?those in the most populous state of New South Wales where the Bondi attack took place.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during a press conference, announcing Australia will hold a Royal Commission inquiry into the deadly mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra on Jan. 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
Australia¡¯s hate speech and gun law reforms face free speech concerns
Tougher laws were proposed by Australia¡¯s center-left Labor government in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass shooting
Mourners gaze out over the sea of flowers left in memory of the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Australian parliament to return to pass hate speech laws after Bondi attack
The lawmakers will return next Monday, ?and Prime Minister Albanese said he wanted to step up penalties for hate speech and authorize a gun buyback.
Fireworks explode in the sky to bring in the New Year around the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell "Big Ben," at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London at midnight on Thursday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 1, 2026
World welcomes 2026 with fireworks after year of Trump and turmoil
Revelers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year.
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, in Sydney on Dec. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2025
Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects ¡®acted alone¡¯
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly killed 15 people in an Islamic State group-inspired attack targeting a Jewish festival on Dec. 14.
Mourners attend a memorial for victims of the shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 21.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2025
Bondi shooting families want probe into ¡®rise of antisemitism¡¯ in Australia
Seventeen families of victims of the shooting have issued a letter calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to convene a royal commission for the purpose.
Mourners attend a memorial on Sunday held for victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney a week earlier.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2025
Australian state pushes tough gun laws and ¡®terror symbols¡¯ ban after shooting
New South Wales ¡ª where the Bondi Beach shooting took place ¡ª recalled its parliament to introduce what it called the ¡°toughest firearm reforms in the country.¡±
People observe a moment of silence on Sunday in Sydney during a vigil for victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2025
Australia falls silent and lights candles for Bondi Beach shooting victims
A father and son are accused of targeting the beachside Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 people including children and Holocaust survivors.
South African police investigate the scene of an attack at a bar in Bekkersdal, South Africa, that left nine people dead.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2025
Gunmen kill nine, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack
South Africa, the continent¡¯s most industrialized nation, is grappling with a high crime rate, much of it driven by organized networks and gangs.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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