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Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect's mother is member
Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect's mother is member
by  AFP

The mother of the man accused of murdering Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe over a grudge against an organisation belongs to the Unification Church, the group said Monday. Tanaka said the church was horrified by Abe's murder, calling it "heartrending", and noted that the former prime minister was not a member though he had spoken at events organised by affiliated groups.

Fleeing Rajapaksa's cash handed to Sri Lankan police
Fleeing Rajapaksa's cash handed to Sri Lankan police
by  AFP

Millions of rupees in cash left behind by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa when he fled his official residence in the capital will be handed over to court on Monday, police said. "The cash was taken over by the police and will be produced in court today," a police spokesman said.

Europe frets over reduced Russia gas supplies
Europe frets over reduced Russia gas supplies
by  AFP

Russian gaz giant Gazprom begins 10 days of routine maintenance on its Nord Stream 1 pipeline on Monday -- with Germany and other European countries watching anxiously to see if the gas comes back on. Nord Stream 1 is the longest subsea pipeline in the world, running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany and has been in operation for a decade.

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