Bloomberg Russia shouldn’t be considered an adversary, but rather a “partner that can, at times, use force,” Francois Hollande said as he arrived at a summit of NATO leaders. The French president’s remark not only summed up NATO’s complex relationship with its largest and most aggressive neighbour; it also revealed how its 28 leaders are struggling to come up ...

  BLOOMBERG Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s coalition will “definitely” be returned to power and there’s “no doubt” he will continue as premier following the July 2 election, according to Australian Broadcasting Corp. The broadcaster projects the coalition will win Forde, near Brisbane, Queensland. That means 74 seats have now been called by ABC for the Liberal-Nationals with 79.5 percent ...

  Beijing / AFP A tropical storm made landfall in China Saturday afternoon, the country’s national meteorological center said, a day after super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain. Nepartak, which has weakened to a tropical storm since it brought chaos to Taiwan on Friday, hit the city of Shishi in the southeastern Fujian province at ...