Bloomberg Fighting between Nigerian troops and an armed group in the country’s northwest left at least 20 people dead, the military said. Fatalities in the confrontation in the Jibia district of Katsina state included three soldiers and 17 others described as cattle rustlers and kidnappers by Benard Onyeuko, the defense headquarters spokesman, in an emailed statement. Onyeuko denied media reports ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he would resume his briefings to the public on the coronavirus pandemic, as infections surge around the country. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he would probably hold a briefing on Tuesday at 5 pm in Washington. “We have had this big flare up in Florida, Texas, a couple of ...

Bloomberg Kim Jong-un’s latest appearance, in which he dressed down officials building a showcase hospital, illustrates why the North Korean leader can’t afford to languish under sanctions forever if he wants to fix his economy. In a visit to the Pyongyang General Hospital, Kim lashed out at the building committee over “serious problems in economic organisation for the construction,” the ...