Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated

Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died. The 67-year-old had been delivering a speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant, who has been arrested.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a street speech before being shot in front of Yamatosaidaiji Station on July 8, 2022 in Nara, Japan. Source: Getty