Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he could end America’s longest-running war “in a week,” except that it would cost too many lives. Trump complained that the nearly 18-year US campaign in Afghanistan is “ridiculous” in a White House meeting with Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan. He said he could “win” the conflict, in which the US is trying to help ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson, the public face of the Brexit campaign, won the contest to succeed Theresa May as British prime minister, taking over a country in crisis and a government on the brink of breaking apart. After a six-week leadership race, which he led from the start, Johnson defeated his rival Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt by a landslide in a ...

Bloomberg Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila plans to run for president in a move that may cause friction within the ruling coalition as her main ally is also considering his candidacy. The ruling Social Democrats leaders pressed Dancila to join the presidential race as no other candidates were seen standing a chance against incumbent Klaus Iohannis, who’s seeking re-election with ...