Bloomberg The UK escalated its threats over the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, saying the European Union’s latest proposals on trading arrangements won’t work and signalling it’s prepared to take unilateral steps unless a new agreement can be negotiated. The government “will not shy away from taking action to stabilise the situation in Northern Ireland if solutions cannot be found,” ...

Bloomberg The only son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos has claimed victory in a high-stakes Philippines presidential election and has asked critics to judge him by his actions and not his past as he moves on with considering names for his cabinet. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr won the election by a landslide, cementing his family’s return to ...

Bloomberg Japan and South Korea are among the countries set to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), a US-led regional grouping President Joe Biden is expected to unveil later this month, the Sankei newspaper reported. Australia and New Zealand are also set to sign up as members of the group, the paper said, without specifying where it got the information. ...