Bloomberg US forces carried out a strike in Afghanistan against the terrorist organisation believed responsible for the devastating bombing that killed at least 88 people near the Kabul airport a day earlier. “US military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation on Saturday against an IS-K planner,” said Captain Bill Urban, a spokesman for US Central Command. He added that the ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden rebuked China for stonewalling a US investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, as his administration reported it was unable to reach firm conclusions because of Beijing’s unwillingness to cooperate. China denied that it had hindered the probe. “The world deserves answers, and I will not rest until we get them,” Biden said in a statement ...

Bloomberg China’s central bank signaled it may reduce the reserve requirement ratio for banks to spur rural finance, a targeted move that would help cushion the economy as it slows. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it will use monetary policy tools including the reserve ratio, and relending and rediscounting measures for rural development, according to a statement. That ...