Bloomberg There was blood, smoke, smashed glass and tear gas. But a day of violence left Venezuela where it was before: Nothing changed on the ground. No one seems to be winning. And the nation is still hungry, scared and wondering what comes next. “Honestly, I’m disappointed,” said Luis Antonio Cequera, 52, a water vendor in the border town of ...

Bloomberg Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won the first two of 36 states for which results were being announced by the election commission in a general election that was partly marred by delays, technical glitches and sporadic violence. Buhari, 76, defeated his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar, in Ekiti state by a 58 percent to 40 percent margin, the Independent National Electoral ...

Bloomberg Buying time is what Theresa May does best. When she faced a vote to oust her as prime minister last December, she promised her critics she would quit as leader before the next election in 2022. That fired the starting pistol on a contest to choose a successor, with rivals already putting their campaign preparations in place. Some ministers ...