Bloomberg A coup in Burkina Faso will reverberate across West African economies and heighten concerns about growing instability in neighboring states. Soldiers toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday, accusing him of failing to tackle an insurgency that’s spreading in the region. The US and United Nations condemned the takeover, while the Economic Community of West African States ...

  Bloomberg Beijing said a US bid to let its diplomats exit China during the pandemic defied logic, after reports emerged American embassy officials were worried about the country’s tightening epidemic measures. “We find it difficult to understand the logic behind the US decision, which cannot be justified,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Wednesday at a regular news ...

Bloomberg House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she is running for re-election to her San Francisco-area congressional seat, although she has previously indicated this would be her last term as the chamber’s top Democrat. In a video released by her campaign, Pelosi ticked off a list of unfinished business like “justice for immigrants” and issues related to education, housing, and other ...