Bloomberg Russia called for major international aid to help the Taliban control the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday as it hosted the radical movement for the first time since the chaotic US withdrawal in August brought it to power. It’s time to “mobilise the resources of the international community to provide Kabul with effective financial, economic and humanitarian help,” said ...

Bloomberg Kering SA shares tumbled after slowing growth at Gucci, its biggest brand, put more pressure on the label’s new collection to deliver a strong holiday season. Comparable sales at the Italian brand rose 3.8% in the third quarter from a year earlier, Kering said in a statement. Analysts had forecast a 9.3% increase. The performance suffered from virus restrictions, ...

Bloomberg Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Venezuela’s decision to withdraw from talks with the political opposition “deeply unfortunate,” saying the move showed how President Nicolas Maduro put his own interests ahead of his country’s. Speaking at a news conference in Quito, Ecuador, Blinken said the extradition of Colombian businessman Alex Saab, an ally of Maduro’s, had been “going on ...