Former Japan PM Abe assassinated in shooting
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, the facility treating him confirmed, hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as "absolutely unforgivable".
Read moreLavrov walks out of G20 talks as West presses Moscow on Ukraine
Russia's top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Kipchoge to make return at Berlin Marathon
Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will make his next competitive appearance at the 2022 Berlin Marathon on September 25, his NN Running Team announced Friday.
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Former Japan PM Abe killed in shooting: media
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, local media reported, hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as "absolutely unforgivable".
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini: A long fall from grace
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were on Friday acquitted following a two-week trial in June over a suspected fraudulent payment that rocked the sport and brought a premature end to their time at the top.
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France ready to take to skies against Japan in rugby Test
France captain Charles Ollivon said Friday that the Six Nations champions are ready for an aerial assault when they take on Japan in the second Test in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini acquitted in FIFA trial
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were acquitted Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.
Read moreWest presses Russia at G20 with call to end Ukraine war
The United States and Western allies pressured Russia at G20 talks in Indonesia Friday over its "unprovoked and unjustifiable war of choice" in Ukraine, but Moscow's envoy remained defiant.
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Philippines' Nobel laureate Ressa loses appeal of cyber libel conviction
Philippines' Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel, her news website Rappler said Friday, in the latest blow for the veteran journalist.
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US ties, Olympic ambitions: the tenure of Japan's former PM Abe
Japan's best-known politician Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event Friday and left in a "very grave condition", shocking the country and global leaders.
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