Bloomberg President Donald Trump warned nations against challenging the US as he rallied American tro- ops in Japan on the first stop of his 12-day tour of Asia. Speaking to US and Japanese military personnel on Sunday at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Trump said he would push for freedom in the region and fair trade in meetings with …

Bloomberg Ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and four other regional ministers who have outstanding arrest warrants presented themselves voluntarily to Belgian police on Sunday, the VRT public broadcaster reported. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy invoked constitutional powers last month to reassert his authority over Catalonia and fire Puigdemont and his government. Since then, eight politicians and two activists have been …

Bloomberg Slovaks voted for independent and opposition candidates in regional elections, delivering a surprise defeat to the popular ruling party and the far right forces in the post-communist European Union member. Premier Robert Fico’s Smer party will lead two of eight regional governments after four of its incumbent candidates lost their races, according to the results of the ballot posted …