Politics

Bloomberg One of President Donald Trump’s most contentious foreign policy projects, the inauguration of a US embassy in Jerusalem, is set to be carried out on Monday even as peace in the Middle East seems more elusive than ever. While Trump, who vowed to move the embassy from Tel Aviv during his campaign, isn’t attending, he’ll address invitees to the ...

Bloomberg North Korea has set the date to begin shutting down a major nuclear test site as it continues to pursue improved relations with the world, earning thanks on Twitter from US President Donald Trump for “a very smart and gracious gesture!” A ceremony will be held between May 23 and May 25 for the dismantling of North Korea’s northern ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May called for unity over Brexit, following a week in which Cabinet tensions spilled over and her plan for Britain’s trading relationship with the European Union was labeled “crazy” by a key party member. “You can trust me to deliver,” May wrote in the Sunday Times newspaper. “The path I am setting out is the ...

Bloomberg Poland’s biggest opposition group brought 50,000 people to the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to protest what they see as the government’s efforts to restrict democracy and distance the nation from the European Union (EU). Protesters carrying Poland and the EU flags, and signs calling for “freedom, equality and democracy,” thronged the center of the capital city, shouting “constitution” ...

Bloomberg Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad moved swiftly against predecessor Najib Razak just days after his shock election win, banning him from leaving the country and planning to reopen a probe into a multi-billion dollar scandal at a state fund that Najib helped set up. Even as a chastened Najib said he would support a smooth transition of power and ...

Bloomberg Italy’s populist leaders Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini forged ahead with a government plan in marathon talks, while President Sergio Mattarella indicated that he doesn’t intend to rubber stamp whatever they decide. Di Maio of the anti-establishment Five Star, and Salvini, who heads the anti-immigrant League and a broader center-right alliance, were set to hold further discussions in ...

Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal has increased tensions. “We are following the events between Iran and Israel, bearing in mind that Israel’s security” is important to Germany, Merkel said in comments reported by the Ansa newswire. She spoke after receiving the Lamp of Peace of St. Francis award in ...

Bloomberg Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak resigned on Saturday as head of his party and was slapped with a travel ban as he faces the prospect his successor reopens a probe into a multi-billion dollar scandal at a state fund. Najib announced he would step down as president of the United Malays National Organisation, and as chairman of the ...

Bloomberg The US ambassador to Moscow, pushing to build business ties with Russia, is scheduled to join a panel discussion this month at the Kremlin’s premier economic forum with Viktor Vekselberg, an oligarch slapped with American sanctions and linked to payments to Donald Trump’s lawyer. Jon Huntsman, appointed by Trump last year, has been encouraging American business leaders to attend ...

Bloomberg The US Department of Homeland Security, known for raids ending in mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, says it’s helping five “illegal aliens” recover $250,000 in back pay from a California building contractor. Their Hayward-based employer didn’t fare so well. Job Torres Hernandez, 37, was charged with illegal trafficking in a grand jury indictment unsealed and accused of failing to ...