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MCCARTHY: MAGA makes allies great again

November 7, 2025 Strengthening America requires strengthening our friends as well

From Argentina to Japan, MAGA is going global. President Donald Trump’s slogan has long been “America First,” and his movement is all about making America great again — language the president’s foes misunderstand as meaning […]

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Abe’s party vows to finish his work after win in Japan vote

July 14, 2022 Mary Yamaguchi, Associated Press

TOKYO — Days after his assassination, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party vowed to use its sizable victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals, including strengthening the military and revising the […]

Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

July 8, 2022 Associated Press

NARA, Japan — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said. Abe, […]

Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he’s resigning for health reasons

August 28, 2020 Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

TOKYO — Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said Friday he is stepping down because a chronic health problem has resurfaced. He told reporters that it was “gut wrenching” to leave many of his goals […]

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021

March 24, 2020 The Associated Press

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee made the […]