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Thailand suspends gun licences as teen shooter and grandparents he killed are cremated
Aug 12, 2026 - World 
Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul calls for tighter gun controls and ‘decisive penalties’ after nine dead in school shooting Thailand has suspended firearms licences after the deadly Nonthaburi school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage attacker and the grandparents he killed were cremated.The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licences to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for “tighter controls and decisive penalties”. The measures are temporary until a new gun control law is in place, according to government operated news-channel NBT World. Continue reading...
Zambia to vote in elections, a southern African country rich in critical minerals
Aug 12, 2026 - World 
Zambia holds an election on Thursday to decide if President Hakainde Hichilema gets a second five-year term as reward for his economic recovery plan in the southern African nation
Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand's election
Aug 12, 2026 - World
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a leadership vote among his party’s lawmakers less than three months before an election
Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages
Aug 12, 2026 - World
A drone strike has ignited a fire at a power plant in western Libya, knocking the facility out of service
Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok
Aug 12, 2026 - World
The Thai government has pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok intensified calls for tougher enforcement
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