Bloomberg The agreement on the Irish border struck as part of the UK’s exit from the European Union risks damaging Northern Ireland’s economy and should be withdrawn, Jeffrey Donaldson said in his first television interview since becoming head of the Democratic Unionist Party last month. Under the terms of the Brexit accord, Northern Ireland — unlike the rest of the ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political opponents stepped up their demands for a probe into India’s purchase of Rafale combat jets after France reportedly launched a judicial investigation into allegations of corruption in the deal. The Indian National Congress party on Sunday called for an investigation into the allegations, including changes in the terms of the contract for the 2016 ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s national security police took over the investigation into the stabbing of a policeman and cautioned citizens from mourning the attacker’s death, calling the incident a domestic terrorist attack on the 24th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. The National Security Department, which investigates offenses that endanger national security, is now probing the July ...