Politics

Bloomberg Millions of Britons could be on the verge of new coronavirus restrictions, with the UK’s deputy chief medical officer warning the nation has reached a “tipping point” similar to the situation before the countrywide lockdown began in March. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to make a statement to lawmakers on Monday amid expectations that a three-tier local lockdown ...

Bloomberg Kim Jong-un paraded ballistic missiles and thousands of troops through Pyongyang in the largest such event in at least two years, with the North Korean leader vowing only to unleash his nuclear arsenal to prevent an attack. North Korean state television on Saturday showed battalions marching under the bright lights of Pyongyang’s main square in a rare night parade ...

Bloomberg China has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers on India’s Northern border, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said, in further signs that a deadly military standoff between the world’s two most populous countries is far from cooling down. “The Indians are seeing 60,000 Chinese soldiers on their northern border,” Pompeo said on Fox News. Each of the three major ...

Bloomberg Azerbaijan and Armenia traded accusations of ceasefire violations after Russia said it secured a humanitarian truce in overnight talks with the two former Soviet republics. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Armenians continued to fire on its positions south, east and northeast of the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied that and accused Baku of attacking, while the armed ...

Bloomberg Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen called for dialogue with Beijing while vowing to defend the island in the face of Chinese intimidation. “I believe regional tension can be resolved,” Tsai said to a couple of thousand people at a national day event in Taipei. “We are willing to facilitate meaningful dialogue.” Beijing cut off communication with Taipei shortly after Tsai ...

Bloomberg Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stood in front of the Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg to offer a pledge to unify the country as his campaign entered its final four weeks and his support appears to be growing. “Today, once again, we are a house divided,” Biden said using a phrase made famous by President Abraham Lincoln. “This must ...

Bloomberg The US Embassy in Phnom Penh said on Wednesday it was “disappointed” Cambodia had razed an American-built military facility that symbolised friendship between the countries. Located within the Ream Naval Base along Cambodia’s southwestern coast, the US-funded maritime security facility was reported to have been demolished last month, raising concerns it was done to facilitate hosting Chinese soldiers and ...

Bloomberg Lesotho’s government is seeking to regulate online behaviour with a law compelling social-media users to obtain a so-called internet broadcasting allowance, as unease about digital platforms grows in some African countries. Under the proposed bill, an internet broadcaster is anyone who posts any text, image or photograph that’s accessible to at least 100 users or anyone who has more ...

Bloomberg Angela Merkel and her European allies are preparing to retaliate against Vladimir Putin’s government over the poisoning of one of his top critics but their plans may not make much of an impression on the Kremlin. Although countermeasures are all but inevitable, the European Union action may consist of asset freezes and travel bans for Russian officials, according to ...

Bloomberg Vietnamese blogger and democracy activist Pham Thi Doan Trang, 42, was detained on charges of creating, storing and spreading anti-government documents, the Ministry of Public Security said on its website. The arrest came a few hours after the annual human rights dialog between the United States and Vietnam, Phil Robertson, deputy Asia Director of Human Rights Watch, said in ...