Politics

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe downplayed the significance of military drills involving a submarine in the South China Sea, saying relations with China are on the right track. Japan held a submarine exercise in the South China Sea, which also involved five aircraft and three destroyers, on September 13, according to a statement from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. Kyodo ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said the US is looking “very seriously” at establishing a permanent military base in Poland. Trump said at an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday with Polish President Andrzej Duda that the two would discuss the possibility and “we’re looking at it very seriously.” “Poland is willing to make a very major contribution to the United States ...

Bloomberg Companies, regulators and environmental groups are waiting for record floods to recede so they can make a comprehensive assessment of damage from Hurricane Florence. Water levels, however, are headed in the wrong direction. Rivers throughout North and South Carolina are days from cresting as the deadly storm moves northeast, according to the National Weather Service. North Carolina will be ...

Bloomberg The US envoy to the United Nations accused Russia of “actively working to undermine” international sanctions against North Korea as pressure rises on the Trump administration three months after the president met Kim Jong-un in Singapore. “Why after voting for sanctions 11 different times is Russia backing away from them? We know the answer. Its because Russia has been ...

Bloomberg Fernando Haddad, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s chosen successor, would face front-runner Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff vote for Brazil’s presidency, according to opinion poll published on Monday. Bolsonaro would get 28.2 percent of first-round votes, followed by Haddad with 17.6 percent, according to an MDA survey published by the National Transportation Confederation. The poll showed ...

Bloomberg The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of an assault while both were in high school is willing to testify to Congress after prospects for a swift confirmation were put in doubt amid calls from key GOP senators for an investigation. The White House reiterated its support for Kavanaugh, who “categorically and unequivocally” denied the accusations. ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia brokered a new peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea aimed at stabilising the Horn of Africa region, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed the so-called Jeddah Peace Accord on Sunday in the presence of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. It’s the second ...

Bloomberg Moon Jae-in has more than world peace riding on a successful summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this week: His domestic agenda is also at stake. Moon’s trip to North Korea’s capital—the first such visit by a South Korean leader in 11 years—will again test his ability to bridge the gap between two volatile leaders, Kim and US ...

Bloomberg Typhoon Mangkhut is losing power after making landfall in China and leaving Hong Kong with roads blocked, buildings damaged and low-lying areas flooded. The death toll in the Philippines rose to more than 50. More than 2.45 million people have been relocated and over 48,000 fishing boats returned to ports in China’s Guangdong province as of 5 pm on ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May gave a steadfast defense of her plans for Britain’s departure from the European Union ahead of key talks this week, while admitting to feeling “irritated” at speculation building within her Conservative Party about a potential leadership challenge. European leaders gather in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday to try to advance Brexit negotiations, which have been stalled ...