Reports: Greek PM Set to Resign

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will resign later Thursday to set the stage for early national elections, likely on September 20, Greek news outlets are reporting. The Greek leader's apparent plan to step down follows a rebellion by some members of his ruling Syriza party against a $95 billion bailout agreement Greece reached with international creditors in return for more austerity measures.   The left wing party came to power in snap parliamentary elections last January after...

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