Daily News July 8th 2022 9am Friday

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot during a campaign speech and taken to a hospital in serious condition. Vladimir Putin warns against hindering Moscow's peace talks with Kiev, as Russian troops continue their advance in the Donbass. "Technological terrorism" - that's what Beijing says Washington has been waging against it in response to US and British claims that China has been determined to steal their technology for competitive gain. African nations struggle with fuel shortages and rapidly escalating costs, as the West's sanctions against Russia have wrought far-reaching collateral damage.