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We get reaction from Japan and globally following the news that former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has been assassinated while giving a campaign speech. As well as getting the latest developments in the story, we explain more about the background of one of Japan鈥檚 best known international political figures, and hear a conversation between people in Japan, as the country comes to terms with the shocking events.

We have more on the fallout following Boris Johnson鈥檚 resignation as UK Prime Minister, with our correspondent explaining who is looking to take on the leadership role of the Conservative party, alongside hearing more voice messages from people across the world with their thoughts.

And we return to Ukraine where the country's fightback against Russian aggression is not just in the battlefield - but in the legal field too. Various Ukrainian government departments are currently involved in the laborious task of documenting and collating evidence of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. We speak to Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova to find out more.

(Photo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech before he was shot from behind by a man in Nara, western Japan July 8, 2022. Credit: The脗 Asahi脗 Shimbun. The脗 Asahi脗 Shimbun/via REUTERS)