Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, Japan’s longest-serving democratic leader, was fatally shot while stumping for a candidate ahead of elections.
Tag: Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations
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A Year After President’s Murder, Haitians Keep Waiting to Hit Rock Bottom
In the year since President Jovenel Moïse was killed, the country’s despair has deepened. Gangs now vie with the government for control.
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Assassinations Become Weapon of Choice for Guerrilla Groups in Myanmar
A movement to restore democracy has evolved into deadly warfare between a ruthless military and a resistance force with limited weaponry.
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Explosion Hits Russian-Occupied Melitopol
Pro-Kremlin authorities in the city blamed Ukrainian partisans for the blast, which they said had injured two people.
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Ukraine’s Battlefield Is Haunted by Putin’s Chemical Weapons Legacy
While the risk remains ambiguous, the Russian leader’s long infatuation with the toxic arms fuels worries that the deadly poisons could be deployed in Ukraine.