Politics

Bloomberg Somalia’s government cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Kenya, citing interference in its internal affairs. The announcement was made a day after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said he’s holding talks with the leader of a breakaway region of northern Somalia that’s lobbying for international recognition. The rift in relations comes as the two nations prepare to square-off at an international ...

Bloomberg Members of the Electoral College were expected to meet on Monday to officially elect Joe Biden, a moment some Republican lawmakers have targeted as the end of President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results as far as they’re concerned. The constitutionally mandated procedure across the 50 states and the District of Columbia usually passes with little notice. But ...

Bloomberg The US rescinded Sudan’s almost three-decade designation as a state sponsor of terror, paving the way for the North African country to rejoin the global community and boost its ravaged economy. “The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed and the secretary of state has signed a notification stating rescission of Sudan’s State Sponsor of Terrorism designation is ...

Bloomberg Fourteen Venezuelan migrants drowned and six are missing after a failed bid to reach Trinidad and Tobago by boat. Eleven bodies were recovered, and another three corpses were found on a Venezuelan beach, the nation’s government said in a statement. The vessel departed from the Venezuelan town of Guiria on December 6 with 20 people on board, according to ...

Bloomberg In one of the most audacious hacks in recent memory, US government agencies were attacked as part of a global campaign that exploited a flaw in the software updates of a US company. The hackers are suspected to be part of a notorious hacking group tied to the Russian government, the Washington Post reported. The attack included breaches at ...

Bloomberg The European Union called on Chinese authorities to allow a Bloomberg News staffer who was detained last week in Beijing to have access to a lawyer, medical care and contact with her family. China has confirmed that Haze Fan, a Chinese citizen who has worked with Bloomberg News since 2017, was detained by the Beijing Municipal National Security Bureau ...

Bloomberg The springlike temperatures are giving way to winter conditions across the Northeast, with the threat of snow rising for New York and New England from a fast-moving storm that will hit late Wednesday. New York could get 8 to 12 inches of snow starting from Wednesday from a storm starting to come together across the western US, said Bob ...

Bloomberg In rejecting President Donald Trump’s call to overturn the US election outcome, the Supreme Court sent a message about its role in the American system of government: We do law here, not partisan politics. With a brief, the court effectively killed any chance that Trump and his allies would succeed in using baseless claims of widespread fraud to reverse ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to give talks on a post-Brexit trade deal one more shot after speaking by phone on Sunday, a sign that they may be able to salvage an accord after days of pessimism. In a joint statement issued following their conversation, they said that “despite the ...

Bloomberg After four years on the outs in Washington, California is roaring back. The Golden State, a favourite target of President Donald Trump, is regaining its stature as a source of policy ideas and personnel under President-elect Joe Biden. He’s recruited prominent Californians for key jobs in his administration such as Senator Kamala Harris as his vice president and Attorney ...