BLOOMBERG Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a personal pledge to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Germany will continue to support the government in Kyiv with military and other assistance for as long as needed. Scholz hosted Zelenskiy in Berlin for the first time since Russia’s invasion and said the Ukrainian leader’s visit was “a strong signal.” It came a day after ...

BLOOMBERG Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded a loss in the southern swing state of Karnataka, a rare victory for Rahul Gandhi’s opposition Congress party as it looks to build momentum ahead of national elections next year. Congress took 135 seats in the 224-member assembly, its biggest victory against Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in major state elections since the ...

OUAGADOUGOU / WAM Thirty three people were killed in an attack by gunmen on an area in western Burkina Faso. Babo Pierre Bassinga, governor of Boucle du Mouhoun region, said in a statement that the village of Youlou in the department of Cheriba, Mouhoun province, had been brutally attacked, with 33 civilians killed in the attack. The attack came three ...