Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he backed a Saudi Arabia-led movement to isolate Qatar over its funding of extremist groups, once again sending conflicting signals about the US stance in a dispute between American allies in the Gulf region. Qatar has historically “been a funder of terrorism at a very high level” and that has to stop, Trump said at …

Bloomberg US special forces are assisting Philippine troops in their operations against militants in the southern city of Marawi, the US embassy in Manila said in an emailed statement. The assistance helps military commanders in their fight against the militants and was offered at the request of the Philippine government, according to the statement, which didn’t give details of the …

Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she’s ready to defend the interests of European Union members in Brexit negotiations and doesn’t see any reason for the process to be delayed by the results of the UK’s election. “We will try to defend the interests of our 27 members states, and Great Britain will defend its own interests,” Merkel said in …