Politics

Bloomberg Time is running out for 83-year-old Mahmoud Abbas. Foreign aid to the Palestinians has dropped nearly 80% over the past 10 years, the political outlook is bleak after a half-century of Israeli occupation and his people’s campaign for statehood risks sinking into irrelevance. To salvage his legacy, the Palestinian Authority (PA) president has called — again — for the ...

Bloomberg The Kremlin warned that time is fast running out to negotiate a fresh strategic nuclear weapons deal with the US before the current New START treaty expires. “There is no progress, there are no signals from the Americans about their readiness to start discussions” on replacing or extending the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters ...

Bloomberg A Bulgarian accused of spying for Russia who was freed on bail was allowed by a court to visit Moscow, where he received an award from President Vladimir Putin. Despite being barred from foreign travel as part of a $28,000 bail agreement two months ago, Nikolay Malinov was able to go to Russia on November 1, according to prosecutors. ...

Bloomberg Prime minister Boris Johnson and his main rival, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, traded blows over Brexit as the UK prepares to vote next month on which of the two men should lead it out of the European Union. Johnson wrote an open letter to Corbyn asking him to clarify his strategy for the divorce while the Labour leader accused ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s campaign said it’s creating a new coalition to try to bolster his support among the African-Americans. The group is named “Black Voices for Trump” and aims to recruit and engage African-American voters. Vice President Mike Pence will address the group at an event on Friday in Atlanta, according to a senior campaign official. The official said ...

Bloomberg The Kazakh government is seeking to ban sales of land along the country’s borders, returning to an issue that triggered mass protests three years ago. The proposed legislation would bar both foreigners and locals from buying any land in all districts bordering China and in a 25 kilometre-wide strip adjacent to Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, according to Gulzhakhan ...

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe agreed in their first meeting in 14 months to ease tensions, according to the South Korean presidential office. Moon and Abe shared the view that the relationship between South Korea and Japan is important and re-affirmed in principle that issues between the two nations should be resolved via ...

Bloomberg The death toll from last month’s protests in Ethiopia has risen to 86 people, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on national television. “There would be no need for these differences if we solved our quarrels through reconciliation,” he said. “Our unity, co-existence will benefit our growth, prosperity and greatness.” Violence, mostly amid rival groups, broke out in parts of ...

Bloomberg A Burkina parliament member, who was also one of the last authorities in a region ravaged by militants, was killed in a suicide bomb attack in the northern Djibo region, security and government officials said. The lawmaker, Oumarou Dicko, who had gone to officiate the launch of a Red Cross programme to tackle youth employment, was travelling back to ...

Bloomberg Tsai Ing-wen’s chances of being re-elected as Taiwan’s president received a boost as one of Taiwan’s most senior China-friendly politicians appears set to enter the election, potentially sapping votes from the main opposition candidate. People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong has decided to make a fourth run for Taiwan’s top office, the Taipei-based Liberty Times reported on Monday, ...