Bloomberg Lebanese protesters flocked to the capital on Tuesday and forced parliament to postpone its session indefinitely after facing off with the army and anti-riot police, adding to a political storm in the country even as banks reopened after a weeklong closure. The legislature will meet at a later date after demonstrations prevented enough lawmakers from reaching it to form ...

Bloomberg The US is conducting more patrols in the South China Sea to send a signal to China that it intends to maintain freedom in the area that’s crucial for global trade, defense secretary Mark Esper said. Esper said at a media briefing in Manila the US “rejects attempts by any nation to use coercion or intimidation to advance international ...

Bloomberg The US walked out of military cost-sharing talks with South Korea, after the key American ally balked at President Donald Trump’s demands for a five-fold funding increase. The chief US negotiator, James DeHart, said that the American side cut short talks in Seoul because the South Koreans “were not responsive to our request for fair and equitable burden-sharing.” The ...