Duckworth Surges Among Biden VP Picks
With just weeks remaining in Joe Biden's search for the perfect running mate, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., had merged as a Democratic darling checking a number of boxes in the vetting process....
UK to Spend $890 Million on Post-Brexit Border Preparations
With less than six months until the U.K.'s transitional membership of the European Union single market ends, ministers have announced plans to spend 705 million pounds ($890 million) on new border infrastructure.Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove, in charge of the U.K.'s...
Biden Tries to Outdo Trump on Tough Talk on China
China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who's better at playing the tough guy against Beijing.The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden toasting China's Xi Jinping, even though Trump did...
Pope 'Very Pained' by Decision to Turn Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Museum Into Mosque
Pope Francis said on Sunday he was hurt by Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, the latest religious leader to condemn the move. "My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained," he said during his weekly blessing in...
Turkey Vows to 'Liberate' Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa' After Hagia Sophia Mosque
To President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his religious conservative supporters, the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque is a milestone in Turkey's rebirth as a powerful, Muslim nation after a century of misguided efforts to imitate the Christian West.Opponents of the...
Over 200,000 Vote in Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Primaries
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city's pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an upcoming legislative poll.The exercise is being held two weeks after Beijing...
Okinawa Governor Wants Tougher Action as 61 Marines Infected
The governor of Japan's Okinawa island demanded a top U.S. military commander take tougher prevention measures and more transparency hours after officials were told that more than 60 Marines at two bases have been infected with the coronavirus over the past few...
IMF Urges Fiscal Caution as Global Debt Set to Surge to Record
Mueller Defends Roger Stone Prosecution in Op-Ed
Former Russia special counsel Robert Mueller responded to President Donald Trump on Saturday, defending the prosecution of Roger Stone and the larger investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election in an op-ed in the Washington Post.Mueller said that the...
LeBron Won't Wear Social Justice Message on Lakers Jersey
LeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can't be contained on the back of a basketball jersey.The Los Angeles Lakers superstar won't wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey when the NBA resumes competition later this month in...
US Warns Citizens of Heightened Detention Risks in China
The U.S. State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to "exercise increased caution" in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country. "U.S. citizens may be detained without access to U.S. consular...
Don Jr. Details Biden's 'Liberal Privilege' in Book This August
Donald Trump Jr.'s new book, "Liberal Privilege," will be self-published the week of the Republican convention at the end of August, Axios reported Saturday.

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