Bloomberg An explosive leak from former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s unpublished book that says President Donald Trump wanted to freeze aid to Ukraine until its government investigated his political rival threatens to scramble the politics of the impeachment trial and bring new pressure on Republicans to call witnesses. Bolton’s account in the draft of his book, as described by ...

Bloomberg Five Katyusha rockets were fired at the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, one directly hitting the US Embassy building, Iraq’s security forces reported. US helicopters were seen evacuating injured people, al-Sumaria News reported, citing an anonymous security official. The State Department released a statement that did not comment on any injuries or deaths. But it noted there have been ...

Bloomberg Slovenian PM Marjan Sarec unexpectedly stepped down, abandoning his minority government after saying that it lacked sufficient support in parliament. The collapse puts the Alpine euro-area country on track for its sixth government in 10 years, a period that included a double-dip recession, a banking bailout and repeated political upheaval. The resignation also underscores the difficulty faced by newcomers from ...