Bloomberg Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera called for a national agreement on peace and a new constitution as security forces struggled to control riots across central Santiago. Speaking from the presidential palace, close to the disturbances, Pinera asked political forces and social organisations to unite around peace and social justice. “This situation needs to end and it needs to end now,” ...

Bloomberg A veteran China-friendly politician joined the race for Taiwan’s presidency in a potential blow to Beijing, ramping up the pressure on its preferred candidate as he struggles to reinvigorate a flagging campaign to unseat President Tsai Ing-wen. People First Party Chairman James Soong announced that he plans to make a fourth bid for Taiwan’s presidency at a briefing in ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine was expected to be scrutinised in a historic public forum on Wednesday as the House opens impeachment hearings that will pit him against Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who is tasked with making the case to remove the president from office. Trump has so far been able to count on the support of ...