Politics

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial formally opened in the Senate on Tuesday, promising to shape his legacy, deepen the country’s political divisions and influence control of power in the nation’s capital for years to come. While the president faces little risk of removal from office by the Republican-led Senate, the trial may bring to life new details of Trump’s ...

Bloomberg A Chinese court sentenced former Interpol president Meng Hongwei to 13.5 years in prison, more than a year after he went missing during a visit to his home country. Meng previously pleaded guilty to charges that he accepted bribes of 14.5 million yuan ($2.1 million) between 2005 and 2017. China had earlier removed him from his government post as ...

Bloomberg The US and Taliban leaders are moving towards a peace deal that would see the eventual withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan and an end to the 18-year long conflict, according to the militant group’s spokesman and a person in Washington familiar with the talks. It’s the second time in recent months the two sides have appeared close to ...

Bloomberg Thailand’s second-biggest opposition party escaped dissolution on Tuesday after being acquitted of seeking to oust the monarchy. The Constitutional Court in Bangkok ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to back up the accusation against the Future Forward party. The monarchy sits at the summit of power in Thailand and top royals are treated as semi-divine. Televised images showed the court ...

Bloomberg Tunisia’s president named a former finance minister to pull together a new government, in a fresh bid to build consensus in the North African nation battling deep political rifts and an ailing economy. Elyes Fakhfakh’s appointment is the latest bid by President Kais Saied to kick-start a stalled political reform after his earlier choice, Habib Jemli, was unable to ...

Bloomberg Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Bogota and was expectd to the World Economic Forum in Davos, as he rallies international backing for his campaign to oust president Nicolas Maduro. In Colombia, Guaido also received the renewed support of President Ivan Duque during a meeting at the presidential palace. They visited ...

Bloomberg Iran will withdraw from a major non-proliferation treaty (NPT) if European nations attempt to refer the Islamic Republic to the UN Security Council over its infringements of the 2015 nuclear deal, the country’s foreign minister said. The UK, France and Germany said last week they would trigger the accord’s dispute resolution mechanism, which could eventually mean the matter being ...

Bloomberg The Taliban’s offer to reduce violence for several days ahead of fresh talks with the US would not bring the war-torn nation any closer to peace when the majority of the country remained excluded from the negotiations, a senior Afghan official said. “The plan for violence reduction or anything of its kind is a vague proposal” that can deceive ...

Bloomberg South Korea is considering different ways to allow its people to travel to North Korea despite a US warning to proceed with caution in visiting a country under extensive international sanctions. The Unification Ministry said on Monday the government is looking at measures that include allowing South Koreans to go to North Korea directly through previously established land crossings ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s ruling coalition may fail to hold on to power if it doesn’t stop the infighting that has eroded public support, PM Mahathir Mohamad said. His administration “could be” a one-term government unless it changes, adding he isn’t “too confident” in the next generation of leadership. He spoke at a meeting with reporters in Malaysia’s northern city of Langkawi ...