Bloomberg Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists blamed each other for what they said was shelling in violation of a ceasefire in the Donbas region. Both Kyiv and Moscow expressed concern about the apparent uptick in violence. No deaths were reported and there was no immediate confirmation of the allegations. It wasn’t clear how much of an escalation they may represent ...

  Bloomberg France and its allies agreed to withdraw their forces from Mali after relations with the West African nation’s government deteriorated following a military coup. French, European and Canadian troops are planning a “coordinated withdrawal” from the country given “multiple obstructions by Mali’s transitional authorities,” the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement. “We can’t remain ...

  Bloomberg China is stepping up efforts to ease broad public anger over a mother of eight children who was found chained by the neck in a shack after local authorities were accused of downplaying the matter. The government of the eastern province of Jiangsu is forming a team to “find the truth, punish those who violated laws, hold those ...