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Tokyo, July 8 (AFP/APP): World leaders condemned Friday’s assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and paid tribute to the 67-year-old, who was his country’s longest-serving leader. Here are some key comments: – United States – US President Joe Biden, who said he was […]

Kashihara, Japan, July 8 (AFP/APP):World leaders recoiled in horror after Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead Friday during a campaign speech — an especially shocking assassination given the country’s strict gun laws and low rates of violent crime. The gunman — an […]

WASHINGTON 08 July (Online): In case of armed conflict, China’s command control mechanism will be the primary target, the commander of the US Marine Corps said on Thursday. Speaking at Washington-based Hudson Institute, Gen David Berger says they also expect Beijing to make a similar […]

Kashihara, Japan, July 8 (AFP/APP): Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead on Friday afternoon, the hospital treating him confirmed, after he was shot at a campaign event. “Shinzo Abe was transported to (the hospital) at 12:20 pm. He was in a state […]

Tokyo, July 8 (AFP/APP): Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event on Friday, a government spokesman said, as local media reported the nation’s longest-serving premier was showing no vital signs. “Former Prime Minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am,” […]

Stockholm, July 7 (AFP/APP): A prominent Swedish psychiatrist stabbed to death in broad daylight on the island of Gotland during a political event was likely targeted because of her professional background, authorities said Thursday. Ing-Marie Wieselgren, 64, was attacked on Wednesday in the city of […]

London, July 7 (AFP/APP): Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as leader of Britain’s Conservative party, triggering a race to succeed him as prime minister after a frenzied 48 hours which saw dozens desert his scandal-hit government. Johnson acknowledged it was “clearly the will of the […]

LONDON, UK – July 07 (ONLINE) Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British prime minister on Thursday after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party’s lawmakers who said he was no longer fit to govern. With eight ministers, including two secretaries of […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – July 06 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis in decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel. Wickremesinghe told lawmakers that negotiations with the International Monetary […]

LONDON, UK – July 06 (ONLINE) Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit within 10 minutes of each other, followed by a flurry of junior […]