Bloomberg President Joe Biden said a “major terrorist threat” was eliminated during a US raid in northwest Syria in which IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed. “Thanks to the bravery of our troops this horrible terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said in remarks at the White House after announcing earlier that he had ordered the US ...

  Bloomberg The crisis engulfing Boris Johnson’s government deepened as four top aides quit, with one unleashing a devastating attack on his judgment. The UK prime minister’s chief of staff, Dan Rosenfield, and his principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds both resigned on Thursday, as did his director of communications, Jack Doyle. Chancellor Rishi Sunak also gave a subtle rebuke to ...

  Bloomberg House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned US Olympic athletes to avoid acts of protest while in China for the winter games to avoid retaliation by the “ruthless” government in Beijing. “I would say to our athletes — you are there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government because they are ruthless,” Pelosi in testimony ...