Bloomberg The people of Hastings on England’s south coast know a thing or two about staging a battle. The decisive defeat to Norman invaders in 1066 is one of the most notorious events in British history. More recently, the seaside town has seen conflict as the country tears itself apart over membership of the European Union. The last election two ...

Bloomberg French labour unions called for a new day of protests seeking to force President Emmanuel Macron to either sweeten his pension-reform plan or abandon it. After more than 800,000 protesters took to the streets across France — the biggest such turnout since Macron took office in May 2017 — unions have been emboldened. They have extended their strikes into ...

Bloomberg Denuclearisation is off the negotiating table with the US, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said in a strongly-worded statement that also criticized EU member nations for playing “the role of pet dog” to Washington. Ambassador Kim Song said that the “sustained and substantial dialogue” sought by the US with Pyongyang was a trick done to suit its ...