In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he’s stepping down. Abe had suggested he would resign if he failed to win support for extending Japan’s contingent in the U.S.-led force in Afghanistan.

Japanese opposition leader Mizuho Fukushima: “From the beginning to the end, Mr. Abe has been indifferent to the general public’s lives. And the way he announced his resignation showed just that. He didn’t fully explain why he is resigning. I have to say, it’s very irresponsible of him to leave his job halfway through like this.”