Bloomberg The family of a US citizen detained in Moscow on December 28 on suspicion of espionage said he was a former marine who was in Russia for a wedding. Paul Whelan, the director of global security for Michigan-based auto parts supplier BorgWarner Inc., hasn’t been in touch since the day of his arrest, his family said in a statement ...

Bloomberg The UK’s main focus in Brexit talks with its European Union counterparts is for a definition of the word “temporary” that persuades British lawmakers the country won’t be permanently tied to the bloc’s trade arrangements, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said. Prime Minister Theresa May deferred a parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal she negotiated with Brussels, acknowledging she didn’t ...

Bloomberg Kim Jong-un used his New Year’s address to issue a pointed warning to President Donald Trump, saying North Korea would take a “new path” in nuclear talks if the US didn’t relax economic sanctions. While Kim affirmed his willingness to meet Trump again, his nationally televised speech offered no new initiatives to advance talks that have sputtered since their ...