Japan’s Abe seeks fresh term as party head, record tenure as PM

Japan's Abe seeks fresh term as party head, record tenure as PM

Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party’s leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming the constitution.

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Abe offers funds for denuclearization

Abe offers funds for denuclearization

Regarding the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, agreed to at the US-North Korea summit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday that his government would help bear the expense related to the denuclearization, but pointed out that the process requires verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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LOOK: Photo of Merkel, Trump captures G-7 tensions

Angela Merkel and Donald Trump

One viral photo is telling it all about tensions at the G-7 summit. A picture of US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel displaying less-than-friendly body language is turning out to be a defining image of the contentious meeting of the Group of Seven leaders of the world’s advanced economies.

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