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Pakistan ex-PM Sharif convicted on corruption charges

Bloomberg Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to the country after he was convicted on charges of corruption in a judgment that will likely dent the former ruling party’s prospects ahead of national elections this month. An anti-corruption court handed down a 10-year jail sentence and an $10.6 million fine against Sharif, 68. His daughter Maryam and her ...

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May leads UK to soft Brexit, telling cabinet to back her or go

Bloomberg UK PM Theresa May imposed her vision of a soft Brexit on her divided Cabinet, pleasing business with a plan to keep close trade ties to the European Union and telling insolent ministers to get behind her or resign. Her plan, which would set up a free-trade area with the EU and mirror EU rules for goods and food, ...

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US to delay reuniting immigrant kids, parents

Bloomberg The US Justice Department told a federal judge that the government needs more time to “safely” reunite almost 3,000 kids with their parents. US District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego had ordered the US to return all children under age five to their parents by July 10 and all other minors by July 26. “The government does not ...

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