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Putin critic Navalny’s detention in Moscow condemned by West

Bloomberg Russian police detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, as he arrived in Moscow after being treated in Germany for poisoning, drawing immediate criticism from the US and Europe. Navalny, 44, was met by officers at passport control as he landed in Moscow on a plane from Berlin, according to a live video feed ...

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South Korea seeks early Biden summit to revive talks with Kim

Bloomberg South Korea’s Moon Jae-in said he would push for an early summit with US President-elect Joe Biden to revive nuclear talks stalled for much of the past two years. The South Korean president told his annual new year’s news conference Monday that he wanted to work with the incoming US administration to “reaffirm our consensus on the peace process ...

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Tunisian police arrest hundreds of protesters as PM plans new cabinet

Bloomberg Tunisian police arrested hundreds of people during several nights of unrest over growing economic hardships and political paralysis a decade after the protests that ignited the Arab Spring uprisings. The army has deployed troops in several cities, including the capital, to halt the looting of shops and banks and attacks on public buildings. Defying a curfew imposed to contain ...

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