Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plus more on Russia’s parliament holding an extraordinary session, an extreme heat warning for the UK, presidents from Russia, Turkey and Iran meeting in Tehran and Sri Lanka’s parliament voting for a new president.

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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Alex Moore, Jeff Landset, Ahmed Namatalla, Jaime Calle Moreno and Vivian Wang.  Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. 

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