Bloomberg President Donald Trump told Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro he won’t reimpose tariffs on steel and aluminum from the Latin American nation, a person familiar with the discussions said. Just had a great call with the President of Brazil, @JairBolsonaro. We discussed many subjects including Trade. The relationship between the United States and Brazil has never been Stronger!, Donald J ...

Bloomberg India’s federal government has warned television stations not to broadcast images of protests against a new religion-based citizenship law, as it intensifies attempts to quell growing anger over what demonstrators say is an attack on the country’s secular constitution. At least 18 people have been killed over the last week as police cracked down on demonstrators and more than ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump pilloried an editorial in Christianity Today that called for his removal from office, underscoring the importance of religious voters to his 2020 re-election prospects. In a series of tweets, Trump called the publication — which was founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham — “a far left magazine” and said that “no president has done more ...

Bloomberg Chinese authorities responded negatively to the idea of launching a commission to examine police conduct during six months of social unrest, South China Morning Post reported on Saturday. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam sought feedback during her four-day trip to Beijing last week, the Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper said, citing an unidentified person close to the government. Protesters ...

Bloomberg The US military is maintaining its customary “high levels of readiness” on the Korean peninsula as a deterrent to any threats from Kim Jong Un’s regime, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. The Korean peninsula is “one of those places in the world we always maintain very high levels of readiness,” Milley told reporters ...

Bloomberg Greece agreed to hand over a Russian citizen accused of cryptocurrency-related charges in several countries, a move that could bring him closer to facing trial in France or the US. The Russian, Alexander Vinnik, will be extradited to France, the Russian embassy in Athens said in social media postings that sharply accused Athens of ignoring Moscow’s request for Vinnik’s ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump says his impeachment trial should deliver on a goal he’s nurtured for months: unmasking the whistle-blower who started it all. But that would pose legal and ethical challenges that would be hard to overcome. Federal laws promise anonymity for workers who step forward with alleged wrongdoing. In this case, a government employee — reportedly a CIA ...

Bloomberg An Italian parliamentary body has told the government to “very seriously” consider banning Huawei Technologies Co and other Chinese equipment suppliers from the country’s fifth-generation mobile networks. In a report concluding a yearlong review, the intelligence and security committee said concerns about using Chinese companies to install and maintain 5G networks in Italy were “largely grounded,” given the Beijing ...

Bloomberg The Indian government is trying to stop Reliance Industries Ltd from paring its assets including a plan to sell a 20% stake to Saudi Aramco, the Times of India reported. The demand was made in an ongoing court case against Reliance Industries and British Gas, the paper said. The government has sought to prevent the two companies from selling ...

Bloomberg It’s been a long week for the Shetty family. The billionaire clan behind hospital operator NMC Health Plc and financial services firm Finablr Plc has seen its fortune drop by about $820 million since short-seller Carson Block issued a report criticising the medical company’s accounts and disclosing a short position. NMC shares tumbled 32% in response to the report, ...