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A top FBI lawyer who was criticised on Fox News for his role in the investigation of Michael Flynn has resigned after being asked to do so by senior figures at the Department of Justice, NBC News reported on Saturday. The FBI confirmed to NBC that Dana Boente, its general counsel and a former acting […] More
Even leaders who thrive by bullying people have realised that they can’t bully a pandemic. But nor does caution fit easily with their macho political image. Their temptation has been to let it run its course instead. Now the facts are catching up with them. The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has repeatedly dismissed the risks […] More
The Open Skies Treaty allows Russia and western nations to conduct observation flights Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The US has declared its intention to leave the Open Skies Treaty, which is intended to reduce the risk of war by allowing Russia […] More
William Barr says review of origins of Russia inquiry highly unlikely to lead to criminal investigation of Obama and Biden William Barr with Donald Trump last month. Barr said on Monday: ‘Not every abuse of power, no matter how outrageous, is necessarily a federal crime.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images As Donald Trump continued […] More
Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro have been complacent. Now the pandemic has made them all vulnerable Simon Tisdall The world’s strongmen may well end up paying a political price for their cynicism and incompetence Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, centre, and his ministers arriving in Brasilia. Photograph: Joédson […] More
President says he doesn’t want to speak to counterpart Xi; Brazil passes 200,000 infections; Baltic travel ‘bubble’ begins Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage President Trump did not wear a mask when visiting a medical supplies distributor. Chinese state media says Trump’s suggestion he could cut ties with Beijing is motivated by […] More
Anthony Fauci and top advisers from CDC and FDA to work remotely because of potential exposure to Covid-19; global cases pass 4 million; Russia cases approach 200,000 Three White House Covid-19 taskforce members to self-quarantine New York warns of children’s illness linked to Covid-19 Coronavirus at a glance UK coronavirus updates – live Australia latest […] More
Fake social media accounts also used to support Ron Paul’s presidential bid and the Occupy movement A handful of fake accounts posted content including several cartoons portraying then prime minister David Cameron as ‘the embodiment of English oppression’. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Iran’s state broadcaster experimented with using fake social media accounts to influence the […] More
