it is really quite downing street today compared to the last few days but that campaigning to be your next prime minister is under way. we will talk to supporters of some of those who are running or likely to run. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the formerjapanese prime minister, shinzo abe has died after being shot while giving a speech at a campaign event. eye witnesses say mr abe was shot twice from behind while giving a speech in the street. the country s current prime minister fumio kishida has condemned the shooting calling it an act of brutality and world leaders have expressed their shock. a man was detained after the shooting, which happened in the city of nara in western japan. let s go straight to our correspondent mariko oi, who s in singapore. incredibly shocking, notjust because violence is so rare in japan, it has been for such a long time, it s very difficult to get hold of a gun but shinzo abe, we must remain our viewers,
being given a platform in the media. those are your latest headlines. now on bbc news, from russia with blood. are legal loopholes allowing russian criminals to launder dirty money? jim fitzpatrick follows the cash. money isjust like money is just like clothes. the dirtier it gets, the more it needs washing. and, there is a lot of dirty money in the world. an estimated 2 trillion in us dollars gets washed each year. but, money laundering is no domestic chore. it is the economic engine of terrorism and drugs trade. , dictatorship and drugs trade. , dictatorship and war. , , and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure of and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the and war. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the war. - pressure of the war. and where do international criminals go when the need the money cleaned? recently, it has often been at northern ireland. it is thanks to a secret little northern ireland companies that allow criminals acros
polarizing us institution. great. frankly, it s not really surprising. last year, for example, trusttea the media hit an all time low and it just can t rebound. it seems low this last week wass clarified why with why it s a lie, especially whend. comes o the supreme court. you want to give an example? here we go . new york times call holsey writes this about that big political roe v. wade ruling. senate republicans did not havep to take the politically risky step of banning abortions. the courts took care of that for them. really,rt you would think someoe who s been reporting for more than 30 years couldrm. easy have got this right. but he didn t with the supreme courtut actually did, as you knw ,was kicked the decision back to the states. they did not ban abortion atrd all yesterday after the court rejected a case from health care workers challenging new york s vaccine mandate. who else went after but clarence thomas is found, as a fact checking now. do you mind fact check
the clash of civilization. a politician cannot be racist. viktor orban was accused of pure nazi rhetoric with one of his own aides but that did not stop him from receiving the red carpet treatment by republicans at cpac. the russian trial ended just as everyone knew it would, with a barbaric sentence for brittney griner. how soochb before a deal gets done to bring her home. breaking news in the alex jones defamation trial. the jury has rushed a verdict on compensatory damages. we begin with a future the republicans want. it kicked off in dallas with a keynote speech if you didn t know any better could have easily just been delivered by ron desantis or donald trump. just take a listen. i am an old-fashioned freedom fighter. politics, my friend, are not enough. this war is a war. we were the first ones in europe who said no to illegal migration and stopped the invasion of illegal migrants. we have to build not just a physical wall on our borders but a legal wall aroun