Bloomberg Libyan lawmakers’ plan to install a new government faced turmoil after gunmen seized two of the proposed ministers, escalating a standoff that risks reigniting conflict in the OPEC member. The incoming foreign affairs and culture ministers were taken by unidentified men while en route to the eastern city of Tobruk, according to a statement from the office of Fathi ...

Bloomberg Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto will visit President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, on Friday, just as the debate on joining Nato has intensified in the Nordic country after its neighbor Russia invaded Ukraine. The presidents are set to discuss Russia’s attack, its impact on security in Europe and bilateral cooperation between the countries, Niinisto’s office said in a statement ...

  Bloomberg Rosneft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin’s superyacht was impounded by French customs officials on the Cote D’Azur, part of the European Union’s sanctions against wealthy Russians with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Amore Vero was confiscated overnight in the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat, near Marseille, as it was preparing an urgent departure, according ...