Bloomberg Ivory Coast authorities are planning an emergency response after at least 19 people died in floods and scores of others were evacuated from their homes. Heavy rains pounding the world’s biggest cocoa producer made roads impassable in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan on June 19, according to the agency that coordinates national rescue operations. President Alassane Ouattara shortened a ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May faced down a rebellion from pro-European rebels in her party, keeping her Brexit strategy on track and bolstering her position. But the narrow result indicates more battles to come. Lawmakers voted 319-303 to reject an amendment to her flagship Brexit legislation that was supported by some rebels in her Conservative Party. It was intended to ...

Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with other European Union leaders for an emergency session on migration as the clock ticks for her to strike a deal to stem the flow of refugees or face mutiny within her governing coalition. Merkel will gather with counterparts from Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, Bulgaria, Austria and France on Sunday to try and ...