Bloomberg Iraq moved to curtail the power of Iran-backed militias by putting them under the formal command of the military, in an apparent attempt to limit the country’s exposure to an escalating showdown between the Islamic Republic and the US. The Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of militias founded to fight IS militants, are now “an inseparable part” of ...

Bloomberg Jeremy Hunt said he would “100% not” suspend parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit, drawing a dividing line with Boris Johnson as the two men entered the last days of campaigning before Tory activists start voting for the UK’s next prime minister. Hunt’s commitment — a direct challenge to Johnson — helped win the backing of former Foreign ...

Bloomberg President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest child Paolo Duterte said he may join the race to head the Philippines’ House of Representatives. “The House is divided. I might be able to help unite it,” Paolo, first district representative in Davao, said in a statement released on Facebook. The president’s son and former Davao vice mayor is proposing that three lawmakers from ...