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Legendary Soviet spy Gevork Vartanian, who helped foil a Nazi plot to kill Allied leaders in Tehran during World War II, has died in Moscow aged 87.

Some troops in Afghanistan spend their off hours trying to escape the tensions of the battlefield with books.

With President Obama staying at Buckingham Palace, Britain’s so-called special relationship with the US is appears as strong as ever. But The World’s Patrick Cox reports that many Britons aren’t so sure that President Obama likes them all that much.

Business Takeout: To finance the war effort, Secretary of Defense Henry Morgenthau brings in a new public investment to appeal to American patriotism. They’re called “War Bonds” and everyone is being asked to invest. Takeaway contributor Louise Story tells us how it works and how Americans take part. Washington Takeout: After the Pearl Harbor attacks, […]

On Christmas Eve, 1941, President Roosevelt gives a public address at the White House, in which he introduces his British counterpart to the nation. Churchill tells Americans that despite all the anxiety, we should all pause to enjoy Christmas.