Bloomberg Arab countries will step in to help the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees after the US’s decision to cut off funding, Egypt’s foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump’s allies seek to contain the fallout of his attempt to re-write the rules that have underpinned decades of peace talks. The Trump administration said last month it would not make ...

Bloomberg North Korean leader Kim Jong-un greeted South Korean President Moon Jae-in in an elaborate welcoming ceremony as he arrived at Pyongyang airport on Tuesday for a landmark visit to salvage stalled nuclear talks between the regime and the US. Thousands of North Korean men and women waved flowers and flags as Kim and Moon shared smiles and handshakes on ...

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe downplayed the significance of military drills involving a submarine in the South China Sea, saying relations with China are on the right track. Japan held a submarine exercise in the South China Sea, which also involved five aircraft and three destroyers, on September 13, according to a statement from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. Kyodo ...