BLOOMBERG The US will strengthen the deterrence it provides South Korea against nuclear threats, securing a pledge from Seoul to honour commitments to not pursue its own atomic arsenal. US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will announce the agreement when they meet at the White House, according to senior American administration officials who spoke on condition …

BLOOMBERG Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cancelled three scheduled campaign appearances less than a month before high-stakes elections after falling ill during a live television interview. Broadcasting was disrupted for several minutes after Erdogan, 69, became sick with what he said was stomach flu. In power for the past two decades, Erdogan has developed a reputation as a tireless strongman …

BLOOMBERG Even as Warren Buffett’s blessing and buying by the foreign investors helps drives outperformance in Japanese stocks this year, retail investors are turning increasingly bearish. The blue-chip Nikkei 225 Stock Average has risen more than 9% so far to above 28,000, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index Excluding Japan Index is up less than 1%. Gains have been helped …