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Tunisia’s parties seek rebound in parliamentary vote

Bloomberg Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday with the major political parties looking to rebound from their defeat by outsiders in last month’s presidential vote by securing a strong position in the powerful parliament. Choosing the 217-member assembly has traditionally been the principal election in the North African country since its 2011 uprising ushered in democracy. But the shock ...

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Trump impeachment fight lurks

Bloomberg Even before the prospect of impeaching Donald Trump arose, the US Supreme Court term that opens on Monday was going to thrust the justices into the nation’s political wars in the run-up to next year’s election. In its first full term with two Trump appointees, the court is planning to hear fights over deportation protections and gun regulations. The ...

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France to step up intel screening after attack

Bloomberg France will take steps to improve screening after a suspected terrorist attack in Paris in which a police employee knifed four colleagues to death and hurt two more, raising questions about national security. The government will set up two task forces to make proposals by the end of the year to improve screening at the Paris police department intelligence ...

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