According to Japan’s National Broadcaster, Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died. Abe, 67, who remains Japan’s longest serving prime minister, was shot while giving a campaign speech. The suspected attacker – reported to be a man in his 40s – was tackled at the scene and arrested. Shinzo…
The UK is sending its first long-range missiles to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said, despite a threat from Russia to the West. Ben Wallace said the M270 multiple-launch rocket system will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The government has not confirmed how many weapons will be sent, but…
North Korea has temporarily taken over as head of a top nuclear disarmament forum at the United Nations. It comes as the country was earlier this year accused of testing an intercontinental ballistic missile, which are banned by the UN Security Council. However it assumed the presidency of the Conference…
The Spanish and British defense ministers have said Russia’s expanding influence and activity in Africa pose a “worrying” threat to the security of NATO countries. At a joint news conference on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain’s Margarita Robles said the expansion of operations by the Russian state and Russian private security…
Authorities in South Africa have confirmed that 48 people are still missing following last month’s deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal. The official death toll now stands at 445. Disaster management teams – including police and army – are still on the ground searching. But for many families the hopes of finding…
The latest United Nations figures say more than four million people have now fled Ukraine to escape Russia’s invasion. The UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, says 4,019,287 Ukrainians had fled across the country’s borders since the invasion began on 24 February. More than 2.3 million Ukrainians are now in Poland.