Politics

Bloomberg Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is facing a growing challenge as members of his party defect to the opposition and support diminishes in a key region that’s stood by him politically for 15 years: the north. Home to about 40 percent of the West African nation’s voters, Nigeria’s North East and North West regions have long been Buhari’s ...

Bloomberg Imran Khan’s party said it has formed a majority in Pakistan’s parliament after coalition talks with smaller groups and independent lawmakers, paving the way for the former cricket star to take over as prime minister. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Movement for Justice, has 174 members of the national assembly on its side so far, above the 172 needed for ...

Bloomberg Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro escaped unharmed in an attack by explosive-laden drones that wounded officers and sent soldiers fleeing during a military parade in Caracas. The incident, broadcast live on state television, occurred as Maduro spoke, flanked by his wife and defense minister. An explosion was heard and the 55-year-old autocrat was led off stage. Military personnel broke ranks ...

Bloomberg US President Donald Trump repeated that he didn’t know about his son’s meeting with Russians at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign, while asserting that such meetings are a routine part of politics— “totally legal and done all the time.” Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my ...

Bloomberg Catalan President Joaquim Torra said his government won’t accept separatist leaders being sent to prison for declaring independence as the region prepared for the one-year anniversary of a tumultuous illegal referendum that plunged Spain into a constitutional crisis. A court decision due in the fall that could see independence leaders imprisoned for up to 30 years will be a ...

Bloomberg Brazil’s left-wing Workers’ Party formally endorsed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the upcoming presidential election, even though the former leader has been in jail since April on a corruption conviction. The Workers’ Party, known by its Portuguese acronym of PT, pushed ahead with Lula’s candidacy during a convention on Saturday in Sao Paulo. “Our democracy is at risk,” ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration failed again to convince a federal judge that there’s a legitimate reason to rescind legal protections for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children and seek to avoid deportation. US District Judge John Bates in Washington said that a second attempt by the Department of Homeland Security to ...

Bloomberg Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi was twice refused permission to return home to register for the December presidential election, his campaign team said. The government rejected the allegations. Katumbi, in self-imposed exile since May 2016, had planned to fly to Lubumbashi, his home town in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 3 but his jet was denied permission ...

Bloomberg US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo warned against easing up on sanctions until North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, drawing a rebuke from the regime that underscored how far apart the two sides remain almost two months after their leaders met in Singapore. Back in Singapore for a regional security forum, Pompeo on Saturday called out Russia and ...

Bloomberg Accused Russian operative Maria Butina asked a judge to dismiss a US indictment charging her with acting as an unregistered agent of the country and appealed an order denying her release from custody. Butina has been held since her arrest July 15 after prosecutors said she had ties to Russia’s intelligence services and oligarchs who could offer her safe ...