Bloomberg Mauricio Macri, Argentine president, kickstarted his re-election bid with a surprise running mate that shakes up the nation’s political alliances before the October vote. Macri chose Senator Miguel Pichetto, one of his critics and a moderate opposition leader, to be his vice presidential candidate. The move boosts Macri’s odds of winning, but analysts say it’s also an admission that ...

Bloomberg Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, a rare friend of both President Donald Trump and Iran’s leaders, set off for Tehran with the daunting task of bridging a divide that could plunge the region into renewed chaos. Abe’s visit comes as the US has given scant indication it’s ready to ease sanctions it reimposed after abandoning a 2015 accord meant to ...

President Trump’s love-hate relationship with Britain has been on display in London. This ambivalence takes an especially bizarre turn in comments by the president and his supporters about British intelligence, historically America’s most important secret partner. After bashing prominent British figures on his way to London, Trump was on good behaviour, after a glittering state dinner the night before with ...