A Twitter account belonging to President Donald Trump’s former White House chief strategist was suspended after he suggested America’s top infectious-disease expert should be beheaded.
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Austrian authorities connect Vienna terror attack that killed 4 to Islamic State
Police killed one suspect, who was carrying an assault rifle and a fake suicide vest. Other attackers may be on the run.
‘Clear but unspoken preference’: As America votes, the world watches with bated breath
There are leaders and populations who shudder at the idea of four more years of Trump and those whose consternation is tied to his potential defeat.
Terror attacks in France over Muhammad cartoons spark debate on secularism, Islamophobia
Prophet Muhammad cartoons: “They are the equivalent of the N-word. They are equivalent of blackface. They are racial slurs,” said one expert.
This group monitors foreign elections. Its latest challenge: American democracy
Q&A with Urszula Gacek, who is leading the OSCE’s international delegation to monitor the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3 and assess democracy.
These countries quietly slid into authoritarianism. Should the US be concerned under Trump?
Experts agree that democracy is fragile and that a country’s descent into authoritarianism is often nothing if not gradual. What’s that mean for U.S.?
Trump slammed China for COVID-19 ‘secrecy’; critics slam White House for lack of transparency
The Trump administration has downplayed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic for as long as it has accused China of stonewalling over it.
‘It could have gone either way’: What British leader Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 battle may tell us about Trump’s
The British and American leaders just got a new point of comparison: personal battles with COVID-19.
President Donald Trump’s coronavirus infection draws international sympathy and a degree of schadenfreude
“I am certain that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope,” said Russia President Vladimir Putin.
US cuts troop presence in Iraq as military expresses confidence in Iraqi security forces
The move is in keeping with President Donald Trump’s pledge to cut the number of U.S. military personnel deployed overseas.