Bloomberg Unknown gunmen stormed Afghanistan’s main military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday and battled with Taliban fighters after setting off explosives at the entrance gate in the latest eruption of violence since the US withdrew from the country more than two months ago. A second blast struck near the hospital located in an upscale area of Kabul and appeared to ...

Bloomberg The leader of Japan’s main opposition party will step down from his post after his group suffered a stinging setback in a national election on Sunday. Yukio Edano said in a statement on Tuesday he will resign as leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, the left-leaning party he’s run since its formation in 2017. He added he would stay ...

Bloomberg The Biden administration launched an assault on methane on Tuesday, advancing initiatives across government — and the globe — to keep the potent heat-trapping gas from escaping landfills, oil wells and farms. The new measures seek to deploy at least five cabinet-level agencies. For instance, the Environmental Protection Agency released a long-awaited proposal stiffening requirements to plug leaks in ...