Bloomberg The US is considering a range of options, from expanded economic sanctions to military operations, as it reaches out to allies in confronting North Korea’s latest provocations, according to a senior Trump administration official. North Korea’s ballistic missile test early Saturday was in “open defiance” of the international community, and the risk to the U.S. will not be ...

  Bloomberg Venezuelans prepared for demonstrations to mark International Workers’ Day after clashes last month left dozens dead and pushed Pope Francis to renew his call for a negotiated solution to the crisis embroiling the South American country. The opposition will rally from 26 points across Caracas on a hot, rainy day in a march being promoted on social media ...

  Bloomberg Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron kick off the final week of the French presidential campaign with major rallies in Paris after weekend sparring on subjects ranging from the euro to the environment. With a week to go in the campaign, Le Pen appeared to step back from her single most distinct policy, saying on Saturday that there ...