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Shinzo Abe killing: Security was flawed, Japan police say

Japanese police have admitted there were flaws in the security for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead in the southern city of Nara on Friday.

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Global shock, sadness as former Japan PM Shinzo Abe shot during campaign speech

A chilling image of the suspect involved in former PM Shinzo Abe’s shooting has been captured by an onlooker.

Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe shot, man arrested for attempted murder: reports

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is showing no vital signs after an apparent attack at a campaign event, according to local media.

Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe 'in cardiac arrest' after campaign shooting

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital, with local media reporting that he was not breathing and his heart had stopped.

‘Collapsed’: Sri Lankan Prime Minister declares nation now ‘bankrupt’

A once relatively wealthy and stable nation on Australia’s doorstep has been plunged into chaos as a financial crisis wreaks havoc.

China says it 'will fight to the very end' to stop Taiwanese independence

China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island.

Biden says China 'flirting with danger' over Taiwan

US President Joe Biden has warned China is "flirting with danger" over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked.

Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan

U.S. president's comments appear to be a departure from existing U.S. policy of so-called strategic ambiguity

​Fears mount over North Korea’s next move ​

Intelligence agencies have voiced apprehension over Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Korea with a warning “there is no way to stop North Korea now”.

North Korea makes ‘striking capabilities’ pledge

Statement comes several days after Pyongyang claimed it test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile

No survivors found after China plane crash: aviation authority

Chinese aviation authorities said they had found no survivors so far from a crashed China Eastern jet nearly 36 hours after it plunged.

Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, casualties unknown

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people has crashed in southwest China with an unknown number of casualties.

South Korean opposition candidate becomes president

Yoon Suk-yeol wins the race to succeed Moon Jae-in in one of the country’s most contentious elections in recent memory

The Russia-Ukraine conflict may have just prevented WW3

Sanctions on Russia have all but collapsed its economy. If the same sanctions were placed on China, it would be disastrous and extreme.

This Is the Russia-China Friendship that Nixon Feared

President Xi Jinping of China makes no secret of his view that of the United States is a fading superpower that is intent on blocking China’s ascent to its rightful place in the world.

‘In range’: Kim’s shocking boast targets US

​An incredible statement out of North Korea has threatened the US mainland specifically, warning its arsenal could “shake the world”.

Race to salvage US F-35C fighter jet that crashed in hostile South China Sea

Fears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of aircraft carrier

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