Daily News July 8th 2022 8pm Friday

Assassinated on the campaign trail: Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe succumbs to his wounds, after being shot by a lone gunman who says he had planned the attack. Russia's Foreign Minister urges Western powers to make up their minds about what they really want for Ukraine - be it peace talks, or a fight till the end. African nations struggle with fuel shortages and rapidly escalating costs, with Western sanctions against Russia wreaking far-reaching collateral damage.