Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while campaigning for his party; WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug possession charges in Russia as pressure grows for the U.S. to secure her release; As President Biden prepares to visit Israel and other countries in the Middle East, the State Department is accused of whitewashing the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

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