Politics

Bloomberg Army personnel and rescue workers sifted through mountains of rubble from a massive explosion that flattened Lebanon’s main port, looking for survivors from a blast that roared through the capital, Beirut, killing at least 100 people and wounding thousands more. Authorities appealed to other countries for emergency aid as concerns over food supply in the import-dependent nation mounted. Officials ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said the coronavirus pandemic is “going away,” as the US continues to see tens of thousands of new daily cases and recorded 1,380 deaths. “This thing’s going away. It will go away like things go away,” Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox News. He said the US is in “very good shape” while touting ...

Bloomberg The rapid speed at which researchers are developing coronavirus vaccines doesn’t mean that safety is being sacrificed, said Anthony Fauci, the US government’s top infectious-disease expert. “The rapidity with which we are moving relates more to technological advances with how you can make a vaccine even before you start testing it,” Fauci, the head of the National Institute of ...

Bloomberg Authorities lifted a curfew in the main city in India’s portion of Kashmir where sweeping movement and Internet curbs and a heavier than usual military presence marked a year since the revocation of seven decades of autonomy in the disputed Muslim-majority region. The two-day curfew was rolled back after widespread criticism, a government order said, but businesses and public ...

Bloomberg Three years after he survived an assassination attempt, Tanzania’s main opposition chose Tundu Lissu as its candidate to run for president. The 52-year-old human-rights lawyer will run against John Magufuli, who’s seeking a second term after five years in power that critics say has been marred by a crackdown on civil liberties and political dissent. While Magufuli is expected ...

Bloomberg Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is considering stepping down after a month of anti-corruption protests but wants to keep his governing coalition intact until its term expires next year. Borissov, who’s resigned twice before in on-and-off stints as prime minister over the past decade, said he’ll discuss his possible withdrawal with coalition partners to preserve the government. Still, Bulgaria ...

Bloomberg Local administration imposed sweeping curbs on movement and the internet in India’s portion of the disputed Muslim-majority region of Kashmir ahead of the one-year anniversary of the revocation of seven decades of regional autonomy. The capital Srinagar was placed under curfew on Tuesday and Wednesday amid fears of violent protests from separatists who oppose the ending of the special ...

Bloomberg The Pentagon said the US and Poland have completed negotiations on an expanded defense cooperation agreement that will result in 1,000 additional US personnel being sent to the Eastern European country on a rotational basis. The increased presence will include forward elements of the US Army’s V Corps headquarters and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, Secretary of Defense Mark ...

Bloomberg China could take aim at American journalists in Hong Kong, if the US doesn’t renew visas for Chinese journalists, Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said. “From what I know, given that the US side hasn’t renewed visa of Chinese journalists, Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US,” Hu said ...

Bloomberg On an overcast morning last month, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic arrived at a military airport near Belgrade to pose with six Chinese-made attack drones. “They have a long range, they can shoot at targets from a distance of nine kilometers and record the terrain, objects of interest to Serbia deep within enemy territory,” Vucic said standing alongside Serbian troops ...