Bloomberg Britain’s ambassador to the US dramatically resigned after leaked comments in which he criticised the Trump. White House sparked a major diplomatic row between the transatlantic allies. President Donald Trump decided to freeze out Kim Darroch, saying he would no longer deal with the man who had called his administration “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional.” In a statement released by ...

Bloomberg Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US needs to stop its “economic terrorism” against his nation as it won’t agree to hold talks under duress. “Negotiations are never possible under duress,” Zarif was quoted as saying on Wednesday in Tehran, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency. “Pressure and economic terrorism against Iran must stop and ...

Bloomberg Labor Secretary Alex Acosta doesn’t plan to resign over his association with financier Jeffrey Epstein and was expected to hold a conference on Wednesday, a Department of Labor official said. Acosta has come under increased pressure since Epstein’s indictment for conspiracy was revealed. In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida in order to resolve similar allegations ...