Obama warns against 'strongman politics' in speech after Trump news conference
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN)Former US President Barack Obama mounted a passionate defense of democracy and warned against the rise of "strongman politics,"
Ex-FBI head James Comey urges public to vote Democratic
Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey is urging "all who believe in this country's values" to vote for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections
Russia plans to increase aggression post-World Cup
Washington (CNN)Russian intelligence agencies are planning to ramp up operations targeting western countries now that the World Cup and the Trump-Putin Helsinki summit have ended
EU and Japan sign trade deal covering a third of the world's economy
The European Union and Japan signed a huge free trade deal on Tuesday that cuts or eliminates tariffs on nearly all goods.
Trump caved spectacularly to Putin. Here's what might happen next
(CNN)For as long as history remembers Donald Trump, it will be a day that will live in infamy.The President's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday is already one of the most notorious moments in the tortured relations between Washington and Moscow.
US charges Russian national with being a foreign agent
Washington (CNN)The Justice Department charged a Russian national who, along with her mentor, aimed to set up backchannel communications during the presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with conspiring against the US as a foreign agent.
Trump sides with Putin over US intelligence
Helsinki, Finland (CNN)US President Donald Trump, in a stunning rebuke of the US intelligence community, declined on Monday to endorse the US government's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, saying he doesn't "see any reason why" Russia would be responsible.
Europe 'can't completely rely on White House,' says German foreign minister
(CNN)Germany's foreign minister said Monday that the European Union could "no longer completely rely on the White House," echoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's veiled criticism of US President Donald Trump a year ago and amplifying a war of words between the two allies.
Why Trump is the distraction Putin needs
Moscow (CNN)When Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President Donald Trump in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, he will be riding a symbolic high: The Helsinki summit comes a day after the World Cup final in Moscow, a prestige event that has inspired a burst of patriotism in Russia.
Georgia woman arrested after cop appears to use coin flip app
Atlanta (CNN)Two police officers in an Atlanta suburb are on administrative leave after their chief watched body camera video that appears to show them joking about using a coin flip app to determine whether a driver would be arrested for reckless driving.
