Bloomberg Swedish Social Democratic leader Stefan Lofven is now facing a defeat in a potential prime minister vote after an attempt at forging a broader coalition failed. After a week of talks, the opposition Center Party rejected forming a government with the Social Democrats, throwing negotiations wide open again three months after the Nordic nation’s inconclusive election that saw big ...

Bloomberg Maria Butina, the Russian gun-rights activist who befriended leaders of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Republican Party and then was accused of acting as an undeclared agent of the Kremlin, has decided to change her plea of not guilty to at least one of the two charges she faces. In a court filing, Butina’s lawyers asked a ...

Bloomberg Secluded in his Presidential palace, Emmanuel Macron is looking for a miracle. An angry France is waiting to see if he finds one. Macron was due to address the nation on Monday evening. Everyone, from Yellow Vest protesters to his dwindling number of supporters, is anticipating some solution to end the downward spiral of Europe’s second largest economy, started ...