Bloomberg Iraq’s top court rejected a bid by influential cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr to dissolve parliament in the OPEC member state, a move that could spark further unrest after last month’s deadly clashes over the political standoff in Baghdad. The Federal Supreme Court rebuffed the demand on Wednesday, Iraq’s state news agency said. Iraq has been at a political impasse ...

Bloomberg Greece accused Turkey of “extremely aggressive rhetoric” that risks destabilizing the region and weakening Nato, the latest bout in an escalating war of words between the two Nato allies over tensions in the Aegean Sea. “We risk witnessing again a situation similar to that currently unfolding in some other part of our Continent,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias wrote ...

  Bloomberg Brazil’s Supreme Court, which has become the main target of President Jair Bolsonaro’s fiery rhetoric, reinforced its security to avoid a potential attack during demonstrations expected in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. Around 10,000 police officers have been deployed to prevent riots in Brasilia, where Bolsonaro supporters will hold pro-government rallies following an Independence Day military parade. An ...