Politics

Bloomberg Ghana’s security forces arrested three people and seized arms in connection with activities surveyed over the last 15 months, which were targeted at the presidency. “The joint operation was to neutralise an elaborate plot targeted at the presidency, and with the ultimate aim of destabilising the country,” the Ministry of Information said in an emailed statement. Between June and ...

Bloomberg If Prime Minister Narendra Modi was worried about a frosty reception in the US after his crackdown on India’s Muslim-majority region of Kashmir, President Donald Trump was quick to put those fears to rest. “Border security is vital to India,” Trump said alongside Modi, as the two spoke at a huge gathering of around 50,000 Indian-Americans. “We understand that.” ...

Bloomberg The UK’s top judges inflicted an unprecedented legal defeat on Prime Minister Boris Johnson, branding his controversial decision to suspend parliament unlawful and calling on lawmakers to return to parliament as soon as possible. The unanimous landmark decision by the 11 judges on Tuesday is a boost for MPs seeking to prevent Johnson pulling the country out of the ...

Bloomberg China said US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo was attempting to “sow discord” with recent comments about its policy toward Muslim Uighurs in its far west region of Xinjiang, treatment that has been widely criticised by foreign governments and rights groups. Pompeo said Beijing’s campaign against the Uighurs was an “attempt to erase its own citizens” and urged countries ...

Bloomberg Ukraine’s novice leader may have thought Vladimir Putin would pose his biggest diplomatic challenge. Five months after being elected, it’s Donald Trump who’s giving him a crash course in the perils of international politics. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is being pulled into the storm surrounding the 2020 US election over a July phone call during which media allege Trump repeatedly ...

Bloomberg Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the US is “working diligently” towards a diplomatic resolution with Iran after accusing the Islamic republic of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil fields, but that President Donald Trump is prepared to take other action if necessary. “Make no mistake about it, if we’re unsuccessful in that and Iran continues to strike out in ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump endorsed India’s need for “border security” at a rock concert-like event in Houston with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government seeks to expand its control of the disputed territory of Kashmir. Sharing a stage in Houston and later walking hand-in-hand around a football stadium, Trump received Modi’s endorsement in front of more than 50,000 Indian Americans ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson started a week of intense diplomacy on Monday, as he tried to push for a Brexit deal on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The British prime minister was expected to hold meetings with all the key players — Germany’s Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and ...

Bloomberg At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured as fresh clashes erupted in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to military and police officials. Four people including a soldier were killed in clashes in Jayapura, the province’s capital, while 16 people were killed in Wamena, a city in the Papua mountain region. The death toll from Wamena, a region ...

Bloomberg Hundreds of protesters gathered at malls in Hong Kong’s Kowloon and New Territories districts and vandalized a train station before clashing with riot police in Shatin. The rallies were relatively muted coming after Saturday’s clashes that continued late into the night with protesters throwing petrol bombs and police firing tear gas, and some officers coming under direct attack. Hong ...