Bloomberg European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday that the risk of a no-deal Brexit on October 31 is now “palpable,” sparking a drop in the pound. Juncker, speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, after a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said the main sticking point continued to be the so-called backstop to avoid a ...

Bloomberg Spain is headed for its fourth election in as many years in November as the latest failure to produce a governing alliance highlighted the increasingly fractured state of its politics. “Spain needs stability, moderation, a progressive government — it doesn’t need deadlock,” acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a stormy parliament session as political opponents assailed him for ...

Bloomberg Malaysian ruling party leader Anwar Ibrahim, who cut a deal to become the country’s next prime minister ahead of last year’s election, said he should take power around May 2020. “There’s an understanding that it should be around that time, but I don’t think I should be too petty about the exact month,” Anwar said in an interview, when ...