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Rockets hit 2 Iraqi air bases where US forces stationed

Bloomberg Rockets have been fired at two Iraqi air bases this week where American military forces are stationed, a US official said. The attacks, on the Al Asad base on Tuesday and Balad on Thursday were believed to be the work of militants with ties to Iran, according to the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. ...

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Johnson is heading for a clear victory: Labour, Tory officials

Bloomberg Boris Johnson is heading for a clear victory in next week’s UK general election, according to senior officials in both his ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party. Speaking on condition of anonymity, five senior figures drawn from the two biggest parties said Johnson’s campaign promise to “get Brexit done” is winning ground in Labour heartlands in northern ...

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Biden ‘to give’ ambassadorships to donors

Bloomberg Joe Biden said he would not rule out appointing donors as ambassadors, but wouldn’t make decisions about those roles based on someone’s financial contributions. “Nobody in fact will be appointed by me based on anything they contributed,” he told a group of reporters aboard his “No Malarkey” bus in Decorah, Iowa. “But, for example, you have some of the ...

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