Funerals and Memorials

• Australia Announces Plan to Buy Back Guns in Wake of Bondi Attack - The program is expected to take hundreds of thousands of firearms out of circulation, the prime minister said on Friday.
• Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack - The funeral for Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday was the first held for one of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia.
• Australia Begins Burying Victims of Bondi Shooting - The Australian authorities said the 24-year-old man, who had been shot by the police, woke from a coma on Tuesday afternoon.
• At a Dark Moment, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights - After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.
• The Hong Kong Fire: A Crisis in the National Security Era - The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.