Bloomberg President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appear to be on a collision course over what comes first: Disarmament or sanctions relief. On Sunday, two of Trump’s top national security officials — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton — both said the US needs proof that North Korea’s denuclearisation is complete, ...

Bloomberg A wave of deadly bombings in Indonesia has put the spotlight on lawmakers and anti-terrorism laws that give police enhanced powers to take preemptive action but which have languished in the parliament since 2016. President Joko Widodo said on Monday the government may issue a rule in lieu of law, known as perpu, if parliament fails to pass revision ...

Bloomberg Pakistan’s top military and civilian leaders on Monday rejected criticisms by former premier Nawaz Sharif over the nation’s handling of militant groups and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. “It was very unfortunate that the opinion arising out of either misconceptions or grievances was being presented in disregard of concrete facts and realities,” according to a statement released by Prime Minister ...