Bloomberg Angela Merkel is worried that some European Union leaders and lawmakers are thrusting the EU into a fight with Poland that leaves no room for compromise and could end in disaster. In her final weeks in the job, the German chancellor has publicly warned in her own carefully couched and diplomatic way about the EU’s tactics in the confrontation. ...

Bloomberg China has promoted a Xinjiang official sanctioned by the US in its biggest personnel reshuffle in years, as President Xi Jinping prepares to kick off a year of politicking inside the ruling Communist Party. Wang Junzheng, 58, was given the top party position in Tibet, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, promoted from party chief of a powerful economic ...

Bloomberg A far-right media pundit who talks about arming citizens and is cementing his position as a main contender for France’s upcoming presidential election demonstrated a love for guns at a trade fair in Paris. Eric Zemmour on Wednesday visited the Milipol International Exhibition, which is promoted as a leading event for homeland security and safety. At one stand, Zemmour ...