Bloomberg Israel assassinated a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad group in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, touching off a barrage of Palestinian rocket fire at Israeli communities and Israeli airstrikes that shattered a truce that’s largely held for months. Islamic Jihad accused Israel of also targeting another of its top commanders, Akram al-Ajouri, in the Syrian capital, Damascus. In ...

Bloomberg Bolivian lawmakers took a first step towards filling the vacuum of leadership left by the resignation of president Evo Morales, who has fled to Mexico after being granted asylum, as violent clashes continued around the country. Jeanine Anez, an opposition senator, surfaced as acting head of Congress and next in line to succeed Morales after Bolivia’s vice president and ...

Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in — swept into office on a vow to clean up government after his predecessor was ousted for graft — wanted a prosecutor who wouldn’t hesitate to go after the most powerful. Problem is, Moon may have gotten what he wished for in Yoon Seok-youl. Almost immediately after being appointed as the nation’s chief prosecutor ...