Bloomberg Embattled UK leader Boris Johnson said he plans to stick around as prime minister for a third term until the mid-2030s, an act of defiance in the face of mounting political defeats and pressure within his own Conservative Party. Earlier this month, Johnson survived a leadership challenge and there is growing speculation that another confidence vote is being hatched ...

  Bloomberg South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mounted a defense of his corruption-fighting record and promised consequences for the architects of a massive scheme to defraud the state days after the head of a judicial inquiry found that he had stood by while the looting happened. In a column carried by the Sunday Times, Ramaphosa detailed his efforts to rebuild ...

  Bloomberg Canadian banks fall about 20% from their record high set in early February as recession fears send investors fleeing. The S&P/TSX Commercial Banks Index, which tracks the country’s eight largest lenders, dropped, adding to another day of losses after inflation in Canada surged to a four-decade high and US data pointed to rising unemployment and slumping manufacturing and ...