Bloomberg China’s parliament unanimously reappointed Xi Jinping as president while installing one of his most trusted allies as vice president, highlighting how little public opposition remains to his rule. The rubber-stamp National People’s Congress voted 2,970-to-0 to give Xi a second five-year term on Saturday, days after repealing a constitutional provision that would’ve barred him from a third. Although legislative ...

BRUSSELS / Reuters Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria’s war, according to a confidential document, in a bid to persuade Washington to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. The joint paper, seen by Reuters, was sent to European Union capitals, said two people familiar with ...

Bloomberg Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired the FBI’s former deputy director, Andrew McCabe — a favourite target for President Donald Trump and Republicans, two days before he was to retire. Sessions made the politically explosive decision after the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility recommended that McCabe be dismissed for not being forthcoming about authorising discussions with a reporter about a ...