Bloomberg Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki faced off against European Union lawmakers over a domestic judicial overhaul that has put a political and legal EU pinch on Poland, which also risks suffering a financial hit as a result of the dispute. In an appearance at the European Parliament, Morawiecki gave an unabashed defense of Polish legislation that forced two-fifths of Supreme ...

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron discussed ways to intensify the battle against terrorism in West Africa during talks with Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria’s fight against the nine-year-old Boko Haram insurgency in the far northeast has left more than 20,000 people dead and forced millions to flee their homes. In the semi-arid Sahel region south of the Sahara desert, France ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and criminal breach of trust in connection with a multibillion-dollar scandal surrounding state fund 1MDB. Appearing in the High Court on Wednesday, Najib was granted bail of 1 million ringgit ($247,000) and ordered to surrender his passports. He faces three counts of criminal breach of trust, ...