Bloomberg Commanders of Brazil’s army, navy and air force were fired after President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed his defense chief as part of a broader cabinet restructuring. The shake-up, precipitated by congressional allies who have been unhappy with the president’s pandemic response, displeased the heads of the military who received no advance warning about the replacement of Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden plans to allow a pandemic-related ban on visas for certain temporary workers, enacted by former President Donald Trump, to expire Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. The moratorium, which affected H-1B visas used by technology companies to hire foreign coders and engineers, was imposed last June. Biden is opting not to renew it, said ...

Bloomberg Pakistan’s government will resume trade with India, in the latest sign that tensions are easing between the two nations. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s economic coordination committee approved importing cotton yarn until June, Finance Minister Muhammad Hammad Azhar said at a briefing in Islamabad on Wednesday. It will also purchase 500,000 tons of sugar to help stabilise prices since the ...