Bloomberg Democrats lambasted a decision by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to no longer provide lawmakers with in-person, verbal briefings on election security ahead of November’s vote, which President Donald Trump said came after “leaks.” “This is a shocking abdication of its lawful responsibility to keep the Congress currently informed, and a betrayal of the public’s ...

Bloomberg India has pulled out of a multilateral military exercise hosted by Russia next month, citing the coronavirus pandemic. A defense ministry statement said that India had decided not to send a contingent to the Kavkaz-2020 event in Russia “in view of pandemic and consequent difficulties in exercise.” Around 20 nations are expected to participate in the exercise, which is ...

Bloomberg The European Union called for new elections to be held in Belarus, just as President Alexander Lukashenko makes plans to travel to Moscow in the coming weeks to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, wrote in Journal du Dimanche that a new ballot is needed, with the Organization for Security and Cooperation ...