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Merkel fate hangs in balance as CSU to hand her deadline

Bloomberg Germany’s Christian Social Union party will give Chancellor Angela Merkel a two-week deadline to meet its demands for overhauling asylum policy, the Bild Zeitung reported, in what would mark an unprecedented challenge to her authority that risks plunging the nation into chaos. The executive of the Bavarian party — an ally in Merkel’s government — will pass a resolution ...

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US president defends summit with N Korea

Bloomberg President Donald Trump pushed back against criticism that he gave too much ground to North Korea at last week’s summit, saying the US “got so much” out of the meeting, including the return of American citizens. The president also defended his decision to halt military exercises with South Korea in the region, writing that the so-called war games can ...

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Tory Brexit rebels warn to ‘collapse’ UK govt

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been warned that rebels inside her own party could bring down her government if they don’t like the final Brexit deal she negotiates with the EU. Pro-EU former attorney general Dominic Grieve said he had sleepless nights worrying about the choice facing Parliament when May reaches an agreement with the bloc on terms ...

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