Bloomberg Venezuela’s opposition put an end to Juan Guaido’s interim government, voting against renewing his US-backed strategy that failed to oust President Nicolas Maduro over the course of almost four years. A proposal to eliminate the parallel government passed a second and final round of voting in the opposition-led National Assembly. Starting from January 5, the National Assembly is ...

  Bloomberg China’s ruling Communist Party has named Wang Yi to direct the nation’s foreign policy after he was promoted to the 24-member Politburo following last year’s twice-a-decade party congress. The foreign ministry’s website posted a report by Wang as the director of the general office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission. His previous position as foreign minister was recently ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Britons that the problems bedeviling the country won’t disappear in 2023, a warning that prompted the Labour Party to accuse the government of wrecking the economy. In his first New Year’s address as prime minister, Sunak struck a sombre tone, acknowledging that it had been a difficult year for the country. “I am ...