Politics

Bloomberg Matteo Salvini is in hot water, and his coalition ally and sometime-rival may be about to let him off the hook. The Five Star Movement, which governs Italy in a contentious coalition along with Salvini’s League party, is preparing to bow to pressure from the anti-immigration deputy premier and block a legal case sparked by his refusal to let ...

Bloomberg The US and South Korea reached a cost-sharing deal for American forces on the Korean Peninsula, relieving pressure on the seven-decade alliance after the Trump administration demanded that Seoul pay as much as 50 percent more. The State Department said in a statement that the US reached an agreement with South Korea on the so-called Special Measures Arrangement. The ...

Bloomberg Political parties are registering a record number of candidates ahead of the first general election in Thailand since a coup in 2014. More than 6,400 people from 60 political parties deposited their details with the Election Commission on Monday and Tuesday, the first two days of a five-day registration period. The number of parliamentary candidates is already more than ...

Bloomberg Nigeria’s air force bombarded suspected insurgent targets in northern Borno state, killing militants belonging to the IS of West Africa Province, the army said. The attack on February 2 followed intelligence reports showing the presence of the fighters and their equipment in the area, Ibikunle Daramola, a spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, said in an emailed statement. Boko ...

Bloomberg Justin Trudeau brought together Venezuela’s neighbors to voice support for a peaceful handover of power, making a modest pledge of humanitarian aid for the country and those who’ve fled economic crisis under the regime of Nicolas Maduro. The Canadian prime minister hosted the Lima Group, which includes Brazil, Colombia and other Latin American nations, in Ottawa. The group recognized ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May was expected start a two-day visit to Northern Ireland on to try to bolster support for her divorce deal with the European Union, as she faces fresh pressure to scrap the so-called backstop plan for the Irish border. The embattled premier has until next week to secure changes to the backstop — the insurance policy ...

Bloomberg Kicking off the year in a T-shirt proclaiming that she “loves, loves the EEA,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide hinted at the high-stakes fight that’s brewing in Norway over its relationship with the European Union. Soreide’s show of passion comes 25 years after Norway linked itself to the EU in a free-trade deal as part of the European Economic ...

Bloomberg Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said “we’re getting ready to defend our country” as the US presses him to cede power. While President Donald Trump signaled he’s confident a transition of power to opposition leader Juan Guaido is under way and said the use of US military force in Venezuela remains “an option,” Maduro went on Spanish television to denounce ...

Bloomberg Two-thirds of Americans oppose President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency if Congress doesn’t offer up the funds he wants to build a wall on the US-Mexican border, a CBS News poll shows. Most survey respondents —73 percent —also said they want Trump to continue negotiating while keeping the government open, rather than forcing another shutdown when funding expires ...

Bloomberg A former top adviser to embattled Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir sees a “new spirit” in widespread protests that he said may bring great change to the economically troubled North African nation. Ghazi Salaheddine Atabani, who quit the ruling party after 2013 protests, said events such as the fall of the Soviet Union are proof that long-standing political systems can ...