Bloomberg Chinese President Xi Jinping met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the port city of Dalian over the past two days, the second meeting between top officials of the allies in less than two months. The summit came after Kim’s surprise two-day visit to Beijing in late March, his first known trip abroad since taking power in 2011. ...

Bloomberg Gina Haspel spent three decades working in secret. Now the lifelong spy is preparing for a bruising public debut as she fights to become President Donald Trump’s CIA chief amid criticism of her involvement in alleged torture programs and role in destroying videotapes of interrogations. Haspel testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Wednesday. She’s ...

Bloomberg Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected prime minister by the country’s parliament, completing a remarkable rise to power backed by massive street protests that he’s termed a “velvet revolution.” Lawmakers voted by 59 to 42 to name Pashinyan as premier, a week after the ruling Republican Party, which holds a majority of seats, had refused to back his ...