Bloomberg Taiwan denied interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs to support protesters, rejecting such claims by Beijing as “talking nonsense.” The Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement that unrest in the former British colony stemmed from the Communist Party’s refusal to consider protesters’ democratic demands. The agency was responding to comments by a top mainland representative on Taiwan affairs ...

Bloomberg US Vice President Mike Pence said the American people “stand with Ukraine” but that European nations should do more to help the former Soviet republic. The US has “carried the load” on Ukraine and “we’ve been proud to do that,” Pence told reporters on Monday in Warsaw. “But we believe it’s time for our European partners to step forward.” ...

Bloomberg Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze stood down on Monday, saying he’d completed the tasks he’d set himself. “The strategic framework has been created and put into place,” Bakhtadze, 37, said in a lengthy Facebook post listing the achievements of his government in the Caucasus nation. “I have decided to leave my position, considering that I have accomplished my mission.” ...