A high-ranking Russian general was shot and wounded in Moscow, while Japan prepares for a snap election and the price of Bitcoin plummeted to its lowest level in over a year, according to multiple reports. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, 64, was attacked in a residential area and is in serious condition, as reported by BBC World. Meanwhile, Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is gambling on her popularity in a snap election scheduled for Sunday, hoping to secure a clear mandate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as detailed by BBC World. Simultaneously, the value of Bitcoin dropped to $60,000, its lowest point since September 2024, despite former US President Donald Trump's support for the cryptocurrency, according to BBC Technology.
The attack on General Alexeyev occurred in a residential block in the north-western outskirts of Moscow. The attacker fled the scene, and no group has yet claimed responsibility, but senior Russian officials have blamed Ukraine, according to BBC World. Alexeyev is the second-in-command in Russia's GRU military intelligence directorate.
In Japan, the snap election has caught the ruling party, the opposition, and much of the electorate off guard, according to BBC World. Prime Minister Takaichi is hoping to succeed where her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, failed. Voters will decide whether her gamble will pay off.
The drop in Bitcoin's price followed months of surging values, which saw the cryptocurrency reach an all-time high of $122,200 in October 2025, as reported by BBC Technology. Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association, told Reuters that investors 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."
In other news, police are investigating a new message related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie, according to BBC World. The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department are inspecting the information provided in the message for its accuracy. The investigation comes after a deadline passed from an alleged ransom letter.
Additionally, reports from National Highways revealed that many smart motorways are failing to deliver the expected value for money, as reported by BBC Business. Two schemes, including sections of the M25 and the M6, were found to be offering "very poor" value. The AA, representing motorists, said the schemes had turned out to be a "catastrophic waste of time, money and effort."
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