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Trump praises Orban, ignoring Hungary’s ‘illiberal’ moves

Bloomberg President Donald Trump praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Oval Office, disregarding bipartisan objections from Congress that the nationalist leader has taken steps to limit freedoms in his central European nation. “People have a lot of respect for this prime minister,” Trump said. “He’s a respected man. I know he’s a tough man, but he’s a respected ...

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May seeks support for Brexit as ‘talks’ stall

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to meet with her cabinet on Tuesday as she comes under increasing pressure to pull out of Brexit talks with the opposition Labour Party and set a date for her departure. The latest in a series of cross-party meetings aimed at ending the parliamentary deadlock over leaving the European Union (EU) broke up ...

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‘N Korea missile tests broke UN resolutions’

Bloomberg Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said North Korea violated UN resolutions with its missile launches this month, putting pressure on the US to raise the issue with the Security Council. Abe, who has long favoured a harder line against Kim Jong-un’s weapon programme, told a meeting of ruling coalition UN resolutions must be better enforced. That contrasted with US President ...

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