Bloomberg The US and China left open the possibility of a summit between their presidents despite a contentious day of talks between officials from both sides in city of Tianjin. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told visiting Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during a meeting on Monday that the relationship was “in a stalemate and faces serious difficulties.” Xie ...

Bloomberg Najib Mikati, a billionaire businessman and former premier, is poised to be named Lebanon’s third prime minister-designate in less than a year, as the country scrambles to escape a spiraling economic crisis. Lawmakers and President Michel Aoun are holding talks to name a new premier, but Mikati’s already won the backing of a group of former Sunni Muslim heavyweight ...

Bloomberg Ethiopia’s northern Amhara province urged its adults to enlist in military and fight rebels advancing from neighbouring Tigray region, potentially intensifying the nine-month conflict. Amharans of above 18 years should fight for the “existence of the region,” Chief Administrator Agegnehu Teshager said on a regional broadcaster weeks after Tigray fighters crossed into towns in Amhara and Afar states. The ...