Politics

Bloomberg Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s health has reportedly deteriorated, deepening the uncertainty over his push for a fifth term in office that’s triggered unprecedented mass protests in the OPEC member state. The 82-year-old Bouteflika’s neurological reflexes have worsened and he requires constant care at the Geneva university hospital, Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve reported Wednesday. The development adds a new ...

Bloomberg Zimbabwe’s ruling party slammed US President Donald Trump’s decisions to extend sanctions against the country, saying the government has implemented sufficient political reforms to merit a repeal. Trump extended penalties first imposed on Zimbabwe in 2003 for another year, saying the actions and policies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government pose a threat to US foreign policy. The announcement followed ...

Bloomberg Nine days after Juan Guaido’s attempt to spark a military rebellion with deliveries of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, he returned to acknowledge failure and warn supporters they face a long struggle for democracy. “Can we call February 23 a success? Obviously not,” Guaido told supporters at a Caracas rally. “The world will help us, but it is up to ...

Bloomberg Rwanda accused Uganda of arresting and torturing 190 Rwandan citizens during the past couple of years, the latest allegations in a growing diplomatic dispute between the two African neighbors. Uganda has also deported 986 Rwandan citizens, Rwandan Foreign Minister Richard Sezibera told reporters in the capital, Kigali. His comments come after the government warned Rwandans during the weekend against ...

Bloomberg House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler escalated Democrats’ investigations of Donald Trump with sweeping demands for information from scores of people on topics including the administration’s activities, the president’s business and his potential ties to Russia. The New York City congressman’s probe includes allegations of obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power and touches on many of ...

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro are role models for the unexpected frontrunner in the race for Ukraine’s presidency, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who sees a kinship with them as bold newcomers to politics. Zelenskiy, a comedian-turned-producer, doubled his support in opinion polls since announcing his bid on December 31. With his lead holding up ahead of incumbent ...

Bloomberg With the European Union heading into a series of critical elections, French leader Emmanuel Macron sounded the alarm about foreign interference and called for the formation of an EU-wide body to protect voting from “cyber-attacks and manipulations.” The creation of such an agency to counter fake news is the first proposal of its kind and came in a 1,600-word ...

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in praised North Korea’s offer to dismantle a key nuclear production complex as an “irreversible” step to undercut its weapons program, breaking with the Trump administration. In a meeting to discuss the summit last week in Hanoi between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, Moon on Monday lauded North Korea’s offer to dismantle the Yongbyon nuclear ...

Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree formally suspending compliance with a landmark 1987 nuclear disarmament treaty, a month after the Russian leader announced his country would pull out of the pact in response to a similar step by the US. President Donald Trump on February 1 said the US was halting its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear For- ...

Bloomberg India’s air force doesn’t count casualties, the government does, Air Chief B.S Dhanoa said on Monday, as opposition leaders call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for proof of success on recent strikes against Pakistan. “We hit our target. The air force doesn’t calculate casualty numbers, the government does that,” Dhanoa said at a briefing in the southern city of ...