Bloomberg President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion government funding bill that includes $47 billion in additional aid for Ukraine in a victory for Democrats who feared that Republicans who will have control of the House in January could force deeper spending cuts and block assistance to Kyiv. Biden, who is on St Croix in the US Virgin Islands, signed ...

  Bloomberg The UK Labour Party has a 26-point poll lead over Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives, highlighting the task facing Britain’s new prime minister to restore his party’s fortunes. Support for Labour is at 45%, compared to 19% for the Tories, according to the survey of 1,169 adults conducted by People Polling for the broadcaster GB News. The polling company’s ...

Bloomberg Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to seven more years in prison after she was found guilty of five charges of corruption during her time in government, according to a person familiar with the matter. A special court inside the compound of Naypyidaw Prison ruled the 77-year-old failed to follow financial regulations in renting and ...