Bloomberg Slovakia expelled three Russian diplomats on suspicion of spying, marking a shift in the Nato and European Union member’s approach towards Moscow. The three officials “carried out activities violating the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations” and must leave the country by the end of the week, Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry said. The decision was taken last week by the new ...

Bloomberg Lebanon’s political leaders are expected to launch parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister after Hassan Diab’s government resigned over the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port. The nomination process by parliament’s various factions will be a litmus test of whether the August 4 port disaster marks an inflection point in Lebanese politics, or a continuation of decades of ...

Bloomberg Student protesters in Thailand are stepping up pressure on the military-backed government with calls for greater democracy and less power for the monarchy, a potentially explosive demand just as leaders struggle to handle the country’s worst-ever economic crisis. Thousands of demonstrators gathered again as part of near-daily gatherings across Thailand, which have gained momentum after the arrests of top ...