Politics

Bloomberg Three months after Donald Trump’s efforts to buy Greenland were rebuffed, talks targeting the island are being resumed, this time with a focus on investments and security. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was expected to meet with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the strategically important Arctic territory. “We want the Arctic to ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong officials and Chinese state media warned of consequences if violence continued, as a third-straight day of protests disrupted traffic across the city and the government announced for the first time that it would close public schools. The government remained confident in its ability to contain the chaos, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung — the city’s No. 2 official ...

Bloomberg House Democrats this week are taking their effort to impeach Donald Trump into a risky new phase of public hearings that the president is eager to turn into a made-for-TV personal battle, echoing his successful White House run in 2016. The hearings on Wednesday and Friday feature three career diplomats who, in previous closed-door depositions, outlined attempts by Trump’s ...

Bloomberg Israel assassinated a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad group in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, touching off a barrage of Palestinian rocket fire at Israeli communities and Israeli airstrikes that shattered a truce that’s largely held for months. Islamic Jihad accused Israel of also targeting another of its top commanders, Akram al-Ajouri, in the Syrian capital, Damascus. In ...

Bloomberg Bolivian lawmakers took a first step towards filling the vacuum of leadership left by the resignation of president Evo Morales, who has fled to Mexico after being granted asylum, as violent clashes continued around the country. Jeanine Anez, an opposition senator, surfaced as acting head of Congress and next in line to succeed Morales after Bolivia’s vice president and ...

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in — swept into office on a vow to clean up government after his predecessor was ousted for graft — wanted a prosecutor who wouldn’t hesitate to go after the most powerful. Problem is, Moon may have gotten what he wished for in Yoon Seok-youl. Almost immediately after being appointed as the nation’s chief prosecutor ...

Bloomberg The pictures out of Hong Kong over the past few days have been particularly worrisome: a protester shot by police at point-blank range, an older man set ablaze, a truck driver beaten by demonstrators. While only one fatality has been linked to the protests since they began five months ago, that number could easily be higher. Police and protesters ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong saw one of its most violent days since protests began in June, with clashes involving police and protesters leaving downtown paralysed, transportation networks hobbled and two men clinging to life. The chaos started on Monday when demonstrators, still angry after the first protest-related death last week, moved to disrupt the morning commute. A scuffle ensued outside a ...

Bloomberg If you listen to bookmakers, the central question in the UK general election is not whether Boris Johnson will win, but by how much. Johnson is the overwhelming favourite to remain as prime minister after the December 12 poll, according to bookmaker Paddy Power. At 3/1 on to lead the next government, punters would need to bet three pounds ...

Bloomberg The US intelligence community is updating its assessment of space warfare capabilities of Russia and China as military commanders express concerns about advances in the adversaries’ ability to jam, ram or destroy satellites in orbit. Air Force General John Hyten requested the National Intelligence Estimate before he left his prior command at the US Strategic Command, and it “is ...