Japan is heading to the polls again this Sunday for its second general election in as many years, a snap vote that has caught many off guard, while in Moscow, a high-ranking Russian general was shot and wounded, and in the United States, authorities are investigating a new message related to the disappearance of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie's mother. Meanwhile, the price of Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level since September 2024.
Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, is betting on her personal popularity to deliver a clear public mandate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), according to BBC World. This is a political gamble, similar to one her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, made and lost. Voters will decide whether this gamble will pay off.
In Moscow, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, 64, was shot multiple times in a residential area and is in serious condition, BBC World reported. The attacker fled the scene. Alexeyev is number two in the main directorate of Russia's GRU military intelligence. No one has claimed responsibility, but senior Russian officials immediately blamed Ukraine. This attack is the latest targeting a high-ranking military figure in or near Moscow since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In the United States, police are investigating a new message related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, as her family continues to plead for proof of her safety, according to BBC World. The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department are inspecting the information provided in the message for its accuracy. This comes after the first deadline from an alleged ransom letter passed on Thursday evening.
The price of Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in 16 months, hitting 60,000 (44,000), despite former US President Donald Trump's support for cryptocurrency, according to BBC Technology. The drop followed months of surging Bitcoin prices, which saw the cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of 122,200 in October 2025. "Those who bet too big, borrowed too much or assumed prices only go up are now finding out the hard way what real market volatility and risk management look like," Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association, told Reuters.
In other news, according to BBC World, for Mojdeh and her husband, the question of US intervention in Iran is personal. They traveled from Washington, DC, to Tehran in early January to visit family, expecting a short trip. Instead, protests spread, flights were canceled, and they were stranded. "Life was on pause," Mojdeh said, especially at night, when the internet and even phone networks went dark.
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