Politics

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said that he will add a day to the end of his five-nation tour of Asia, saying he would now stay for “the most important day” of a regional summit. The president had been scheduled to return to the US on Nov. 13, a day before the start of the East Asia Summit, the traditional venue ...

Bloomberg Lebanon’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world. His resignation shatters a coalition government form-ed last year after years of political deadlock, and which was seen as representing a victory for Shi’ite Hezbollah and ...

Bloomberg A Spanish court issued an international arrest warrant for self-exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four others, ramping up pressure on the separatist campaign and buffeting Madrid’s plans to dampen support for the movement. National Court Judge Carmen Lamela wrote in her ruling that the separatists promoted “violent force” and incited “insurrection.” Minutes after her order was made public, ...

Bloomberg Six months ago Sao Paulo Mayor Joao Doria revealed unbridled presidential ambitions, travelling the country and the world professing an aggressive pro-market agenda and an management style with the slogan “Speed It Up.” In an interview in his Sao Paulo office this week he struck a more humble, down-to-earth tone, talking about the need to do more in his ...

Bloomberg Kenya’s main opposition alliance called for a boycott of three of the country’s biggest companies, including mobile operator Safaricom Ltd., to press its demands for electoral reform. The National Super Alliance said its supporters should also spurn Brookside Dairies Ltd., part-owned by Danone SA of France, and closely held Bidco Oil Refineries Ltd., a Nairobi-based manufacturer of edible oils. ...

Bloomberg The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said he’s ready to intensify the pace of talks with the UK, as the window of opportunity to begin trade talks this year is closing. “I’m ready to speed up negotiations,” Michel Barnier told reporters in the Slovak capital Bratislava on Tuesday. “We have proposed three dates, three weeks of new rounds of ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to bolster the vetting of immigrants coming into the US after an Uzbek man allegedly drove a truck down a bike path in New York, killing eight and injuring almost a dozen more. “I have just ordered Homeland Security to step up our already Extreme Vetting Program. Being politically correct ...

Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for meetings with Iran’s top leaders as Moscow voices increasing criticism of US President Trump’s move away from the nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic. Putin will hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that will focus on the nuclear issue and economic ties, the ...

Bloomberg Kenya’s main opposition alliance said it won’t challenge the results that gave President Uhuru Kenyatta a landslide victory in last week’s disputed election rerun in court and instead vowed to mobilize its supporters to press for a another vote. “This election must not stand,” opposition leader Raila Odinga told reporters in Nairobi, the capital. “If allowed to stand, it ...

Bloomberg Ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was summoned to a Spanish court on suspicion of sedition, forcing the rebel leader to choose between a possible 30-year jail term and life as a leader in exile. Puigdemont fled to Brussels after Spain seized control of his semi-autonomous government in response to Catalonia’s declaration of independence. While members of his team who ...