Bloomberg President Donald Trump, who derided the United Nations as a “club for people to get together, talk and have a good time” after his election, is surprising veterans of the global body by leaning on it to help carry out his foreign policy agenda. From pushing the Security Council to tighten sanctions on North Korea to forging a partnership …

Bloomberg A weakened Hurricane Jose could graze the Northeast as Hurricane Maria tears through the Caribbean, gaining strength and possibly heading toward the US in a week. Jose will probably be downgraded to a tropical storm as it comes close to Massachusetts on Wednesday—threatening shipping and real estate along the East Coast—before veering farther out into the Atlantic, the US …

Bloomberg Europe and China are stepping up their coordination in the battle against global warming, a top EU official said, as the US mulls re-engaging in a landmark Paris agreement to cut greenhouse gases. The 28-nation European Union will press ahead with efforts to protect the environment by shifting to a low-carbon economy and reducing dependency on fossil fuels, said …