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Abe assassination raises questions about security for VIPs in Japan

The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare.

Reuters

‘A loss for the world’: leaders unite in condemning Shinzo Abe assassination

US praises former Japanese leader’s ‘great vision’, while Iran calls shooting an ‘act of terrorism’

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro 'outraged' by Japan ex-PM Abe's killing, orders three-day mourning

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed "outrage and sadness" over the assassination of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and said he had ordered three days of national mourning in Brazil.

Reuters

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What are Japan’s strict gun laws? Everything to know following the death of Shinzo Abe

The assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe has sent shockwaves through country with one of world’s lowest rates of gun violence

Evening Standard

Biden ‘stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened’ by assassination of Shinzo Abe

‘This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him’

The Independent UK

Shinzo Abe: World leaders respond to death of former Japanese prime minister

The former prime minister was shot and killed while making a campaign speech

Evening Standard

"Giant on the world stage": World shocked by assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe

The former prime minister was shot while giving a speech at a campaign event.

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Shocked Blinken says Abe was 'extraordinary partner' for United States

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday "shocking" and "profoundly disturbing," describing him as a leader of great vision and an extraordinary partner for the United States.

Reuters

'A towering figure': Fatal shooting of Japan's Shinzo Abe shocks world leaders

Friday's shocking assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe stunned the world and drew immediate condemnation, with world leaders praising Abe's "global leadership" and slamming a "cowardly attack".

France 24

Abe assassination stuns Japan, a country where gun violence is rare

The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday stunned and saddened people in a country where firearms are strictly regulated and political violence is extremely rare.

Reuters

Shinzo Abe dead: Former Japanese PM shot dead in horror street assassination

Japan's longest serving prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot with a homemade gun while delivering a speech in Nara, Japan, it has been reported.

Daily Record

Turkey Convicts 14 Accused of Killing Iranian Dissident

A Turkish court handed down jail sentences to 14 accused of assassinating Iranian dissident Masoud Molavi-Vardanjani in Istanbul. Abdul Wahab Kocak, the main suspect, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Molavi -Vardanjani, who was shot dead in November 2019 in Sisli in Istanbul. Molavi-Vardanjani had a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and the world

Japan is reeling from the assassination of its longest-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He was campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the Upper House elections due on Sunday, in the city of Nara in western Japan, when he was shot from behind with an apparently home-made sawn-off…

The Conversation

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Has Died After He Was Shot While Making A Speech

He was shot in an apparent assassination.

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Who killed Haitian President Jovenel Moïse? Two key suspects speak out from jail

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Five days after returning to Haiti from South Florida, where he had delivered a letter signed by a Haiti Supreme Court justice seeking help to overthrow Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, James Solages was at the airport in Port-au-Prince headed back to the U.S.

Miami Herald

Accused of killing Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, Colombian ex-soldier breaks his silence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Retired Sgt. Edwin Blanquicet Rodríguez had spent 20 years in the Colombian military when he received an offer: Travel to Haiti as part of a security team to protect a politician and guard electrical infrastructure projects.

Reuters

Suspect confesses to killing Malta journalist, says hit was "just business"

The man accused of detonating a car bomb that killed a prominent Maltese journalist has confessed to the crime in an interview with a Reuters reporter and says he will soon implicate others in plotting to assassinate her.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Rejects Request to Extradite Haiti Assassination Suspect

A Turkish court rejected on Monday a request to extradite a man wanted by Haiti over his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Moise, the 53-year-old former businessman who took office in 2017, was shot dead in July 2021 at his private residence and his wife was…

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Turkish court rejects request to extradite Haiti assassination suspect

A Turkish court rejected on Monday a request to extradite a man wanted by Haiti over his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mystery Shrouds Iran’s Downplaying of Israeli Assassinations

A senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard colonel Sayyad Khodai was killed outside his home in Tehran on May 22 by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike. In Iran, thousands grieved for Khodai and held his funeral procession, where he was remembered as a hero for fighting ISIS. However, Israeli media…

The Independent UK

John Hinckley apologises for Reagan assassination attempt and insists he’s an ‘ordinary guy’

‘It’s something I don’t want to remember’

The Independent UK

Murder plot, looming Roe v Wade ruling & protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

Reuters

Russian-installed Kherson official killed in bomb blast

A senior official in the Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region was killed in an apparent assassination on Friday, the deputy head of the administration told Reuters.

France 24

Belgium returns tooth taken in 1961 from slain Congolese icon

Relatives of murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba attend a sombre ceremony in Brussels as Belgium returns his tooth. It's all that remains of him after his assassination in 1961. Also, Kenya has no reproductive health legislation but the public is going to have its say on a regional bill…

The Independent UK

A murder plot, the looming Roe v Wade ruling and protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

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