Bloomberg Chinese lawmakers approved a proposal for sweeping new national security legislation in Hong Kong, defying a threat by US President Donald Trump to respond strongly to a measure that democracy advocates say will curb essential freedoms in the city. The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamp legislature, approved the draft decision by a vote of 2,878-1 at its annual ...

Bloomberg China’s Premier Li Keqiang struck a conciliatory tone with the US, saying that the two sides should cooperate and respect each other’s interests as tensions escalate on many fronts. As he spoke, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to cancel the visas of thousands of graduate students and researchers in the US with direct ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson appealed to the UK to “move on” from the controversy over claims that his top adviser broke lockdown rules, as the prime minister tried to fight off a growing revolt from within his own party. Johnson said he was “sorry” for the “pain” and “anguish” the public had suffered since March, when he ordered sweeping restrictions on ...