Bloomberg President Donald Trump is changing the subject — but it’s not clear how easily Republicans in Congress will be able to move on. After days of backlash over his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump sought refuge in the populism that won him office. He threatened China with more tariffs, accused the European Union of currency manipulation and ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers summit to reach agreement with her cabinet on a plan for leaving the European Union (EU) was marked by stark divisions on the best way to proceed, two newspapers said. Andrea Leadsom, the leader of Parliament’s lower house, told ministers that she “hated” May’s proposal to retain many of the UK’s economic links ...

Bloomberg South African President Cyril Ramaphosa boosted his control over the ruling African National Congress(ANC) ahead of next year’s elections as his allies secured key party posts in the central Gauteng province and a divided leadership was elected in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal region, a stronghold of his predecessor Jacob Zuma. Premier David Makhura was elected unopposed as the ANC’s provincial ...