Bloomberg Newly declassified transcripts confirm that Michael Flynn, who became President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, discussed US sanctions with Russia’s Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before Trump’s inauguration. The transcripts from late 2016 and early 2017 that were released by Republican senators show Flynn urged Kislyak to keep the temperature down between the two countries and to limit Russia’s response ...

Bloomberg Italy’s health minister confirmed the country can go ahead with the plan to start allowing travel across the nation next week, even as some local governors oppose letting people from the hard-hit Lombardy region move freely. Data on the spread of the virus is improving and allows for the reopening among regions, Health Minister Roberto Speranza told newswire Ansa. ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s long-touted response to China for its crackdown on Hong Kong included a barrage of criticism but stopped short of fully escalating tensions between the two nations. While the US president’s speech was heated in rhetoric, it lacked specifics around measures that would directly impact Beijing. He announced the US would begin the process of stripping some ...