BLOOMBERG A slow-moving storm system could pound the US northeast with more than 6 inches of rain starting from Sunday, with areas including New York City on alert for flash flooding. About 80 million people from Washington to Portland, Maine, could see a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, according to forecasts. The storms may dump a ...

BLOOMBERG The US decision to provide controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine continues to cause waves, with some Nato members – all strong allies to Kyiv — questioning the move. Ukraine has said it will maintain strict controls over the use of the weapons. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in a statement, called for the “universal application of the principles of ...

BLOOMBERG The UK opposition Labour Party faces the prospect of regaining power against a backdrop of record high debt, but that won’t stop it from spending to invest in policy priorities, said shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves. “All of our policies are subject to our fiscal rules, which means paying for day-to-day spending through tax receipts and getting debt down as ...