Britain’s National Theater hopes to reopen in October after being closed for more than 200 days. But even with the shutters down, it’s been an eventful and emotional time for its staff.

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One of President Trump’s most senior advisers has tested positive for the coronavirus, three people familiar with the matter said Thursday night.

The number of women reported to have tested positive for the virus is so far below the male average that experts believe it is likely the result of gender inequalities that shut women out of the health care system.

A prominent physicist, he founded the Moscow Helsinki Group to hold his government accountable after serving time in prison and in exile.

He carried out Liberal Party reforms in top cabinet posts but was ousted as prime minister after just 79 days. He later led the opposition to free-trade deals with the U.S.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already intervened militarily in Syria, Libya and Iraq this year. His aggressive policies put him increasingly at odds with Russia.

The European Commission took legal action against Britain for refusing to withdraw portions of its Brexit plan that Britain admitted could break international law by overriding commitments on Northern Ireland.