A British court will decide whether Julian Assange is sent to the U.S. to stand trial where he faces a maximum sentence of up to 175 years in prison.
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The U.S. is the biggest election meddler of them all, new book claims
“Meddling in the Ballot Box” says the U.S. has meddled in 81 foreign elections since WWII, while Russia/Soviet Union has in 36 (including America’s).
Putin opponent Alexei Navalny poisoned with Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, Germany finds
Germany tested the Russian opposition leader and found the same poison used against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns due to chronic illness
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, says he’s resigning because a chronic illness has resurfaced.
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.”