Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged European Union nations to confront racist attitudes, and called for a joint approach to tackle the challenges posed by the inflows of migrants. “The racist tendencies that we see lamentably in all the member states is something we have to fight against,” Merkel said in a meeting in southern Spain with Spanish Prime Minister ...

Bloomberg Voters in Mali were expected to decide on Sunday whether President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wins a second mandate even as criticism mounts over his failure to tackle a rising tide of extremism violence. Known as IBK, 73-year-old Keita won the first round of presidential elections on July 29 with 41 percent of the votes, securing a comfortably large margin ...

Bloomberg Iranians bracing for tougher times now that the US has renewed sanctions are taking a jab at officials over government spending and nepotism. A social media campaign under the hashtag #where_is_your_kid? is asking officials to explain privileges their families enjoy. The campaign, launched last week, was prompted by photos that circulated online showing some of the officials’ children wearing ...