Bloomberg China’s assertions that the Taiwan Strait doesn’t qualify as international waters raises tensions over the nautical flash point, through which US warships transit in a symbolic challenge to Beijing’s territorial claims over the democratically governed island. While it’s unclear what Beijing means by “international waters,” the language may be intended to deter the US from sailing through the ...

Bloomberg Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro denied having requested his US counterpart Joe Biden for help in his re-election bid during a private meeting they had on the sidelines of a regional summit last week. “There’s no such a thing,” Bolsonaro told a local radio on Monday when asked whether he had asked for Biden’s help. “It’s speculation; we talked about ...

  Bloomberg Boris Johnson risks reopening divisions that tore his Conservative Party apart in 2019, with his government set to propose a law that would let UK ministers override parts of the Brexit deal he signed with the European Union. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis confirmed the legislation will be presented to Parliament. That was meant to happen, but last-minute ...