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Argentine leader to shake up policy with US

Bloomberg Alberto Fernandez has yet to take office in Argentina. But already diplomats in Buenos Aires are anxiously awaiting what’s set to be yet another pendulum swing in the country’s foreign policy, this time to the left. That may mean a less fulsome embrace of Donald Trump than incumbent Mauricio Macri, under whom Argentina aligned more with US goals in ...

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UK all set for December polls to break impasse

Bloomberg The UK is set for its third general election since 2015 as political leaders attempt to resolve the Brexit crisis paralysing the country. PM Boris Johnson won the backing of opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for a snap poll to take place between December 9-12. While the date is yet to be confirmed, the vote is set to ...

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HK’s Lam dismisses ‘malicious’ report she’ll be replaced

Bloomberg Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismissed reports of her looming replacement as “very malicious,” reiterating that she had Beijing’s support despite more than four months of unrest. Lam’s comments before a meeting of the city’s Executive Council came after a Financial Times report said Beijing was mulling a plan to remove Lam after her administration failed to quell months ...

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