Bloomberg The White House denied reports that President Donald Trump had been briefed by intelligence officials about, but had done nothing to respond to, an effort by Russian President Vladimir Putin to put bounties on US and allied troops in Afghanistan. The statement came shortly after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden slammed Trump for the alleged inaction, which was first ...

Bloomberg China’s top legislative body will vote on Hong Kong’s security legislation on Tuesday morning, the day before the city’s handover anniversary, Now TV News reported, signalling Beijing may soon hand down a measure that pro-democracy activists and business groups say could erode the city’s unique freedoms. At a three-day meeting that started on Sunday, the National People’s Congress Standing ...

Bloomberg Polish citizens are voting in a presidential election that will determine the fate of the east European country’s nationalist makeover. After voiding a ballot in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, Poland on Sunday held the first of an expected two rounds of voting to determine whether to re-elect President Andrzej Duda. More than 27,000 polling stations catering to ...