Bloomberg US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang amid rising trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies and the escalating risk of North Korea’s nuclear progress. China hopes the countries can improve economic and trade ties and that their common interests outweigh their differences, Li told Ross. US officials have been greeted warmly, Ross …

Bloomberg A day after Angela Merkel’s party turned in its worst performance since 1949, the political reality began setting in that forming a new German government will not be an easy task. The chancellor’s partner the last time around, the Social Democrats, did even worse, leading them to conclude they don’t want to take part in the next government—at least …

Bloomberg Kenya is lurching towards a constitutional crisis as a standoff deepens between the two presidential candidates over how to manage a rerun of last month’s botched election. Both sides have entrenched their positions: Raila Odinga’s opposition coalition has called mass protests starting Tuesday to demand the electoral commission is overhauled before the vote takes place, while President Uhuru Kenyatta’s …