Boris Johnson, Brexit cheerleader, to become Britain’s prime minister
The colorful and controversial former foreign secretary, former London mayor and longtime columnist handily won the race to lead the Conservative Party and will be prime minister within a day.
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Analysis Johnson’s rise could be a preamble to his fall
Johnson wants to lead a Britain liberated from Europe to its former global greatness. Many experts say he’s in for a rude awakening.
Trump backs two-year budget deal that boosts spending, suspends debt limit
The bipartisan deal, which still must be passed through Congress, would clear a debt ceiling crisis later this year but would continue Washington’s borrowing binge for at least the next two years.
Justice Department tells Mueller to not answer a wide swath of questions
The instructions are a fresh indication of how difficult it may be to extract any new information about the former special counsel’s investigation when he testifies.
Indian women walk out of the Delhi Metro last month. (EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
New Delhi is seen as one of the world’s worst cities for women. Will free public transit help?
The state government wants to make public transport free for women to improve safety as well as economic opportunity. But public opinion is divided.
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Campaign 2020The former vice president has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans for spearheading the 1994 measure when he was a senator.
Trump administration officials say the proposal would result in an annual budgetary savings of $2.5 billion and restrict less needy individuals from qualifying for benefits.
Afghan officials were startled by President Trump’s comments that if he “wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth.”
Mark E. Brennan previously served as auxiliary bishop in Baltimore. He succeeds Michael J. Bransfield, who stepped down amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.
Li Peng
1928–2019 Li Peng was dubbed the “butcher of Beijing” for his role in overseeing the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square that left hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters dead.
Scientists captured the last 22 California condors left in the world in 1982 in order to breed the giant scavengers in captivity.
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A year after the Capital Gazette shooting, much is unfinished, but John McNamara’s book will publish this fall thanks to his wife, Andrea Chamblee.
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