Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, says he’s resigning because a chronic illness has resurfaced.
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How did your country handle coronavirus? Americans, Brits have most negative responses
Less than half of Americans and Britons had a good impression of their government’s handling of COVID-19 compared with 73% who gave good reviews in Denmark, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Italy and Sweden.
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German doctors say comatose Putin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned
Alexei Navalny, the effective face of opposition to Putin, fell ill after drinking tea on a flight to Moscow.
Trump slams New Zealand’s ‘big surge’ of 13 COVID-19 cases. More than 400 US counties reported more than that in a day
“Big surge in New Zealand … it’s terrible,” Trump said. New Zealand has 13 new cases and prime minister Jacinda Ardern has something to say.
As Hiroshima bombing turns 75, a look at 6 changes to nuclear arms under Trump
On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” over Hiroshima, Japan, instantly killing 70,000 people. By 1950, 200,000 died.
Pentagon to pull 12,000 US troops from Germany following Trump demands, slammed as ‘gift to Russia’
The Pentagon is proceeding with President Donald Trump’s plan to move 12,000 U.S. troops out of Germany, which will cost billions of dollars.
Iran’s navy shoots missile at mock-up of US aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz
Footage on Iranian state TV showed the replica being struck as part of an exercise Iran called “Great Prophet 14.”
China vows retaliation after US ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information.
As coronavirus ruined the US economy, these companies reaped ‘dramatic profits,’ study says
A study found that 17 of the top 25 most profitable U.S. corporations are expected to make almost $85 billion more in 2020 in than in previous years.
Spying, election hacks, assassinations: British report details scale of Russian subversion campaigns
Britain publishes a long-delayed report into Russian meddling allegations over Brexit, general election and Scottish independence votes.