It’s no wonder Boris Johnson is trying to manage expectations for the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. There are risks in hosting the most important global confab the world has seen in a long time. Key guests may cancel, complain or renege on their promises. Sudden events could intervene. And these are just some of the headaches facing ...

Bloomberg Sudan’s military leader said the prime minister arrested was safe and staying with him at his home, as he looked to quell international criticism over the army’s seizure of power. Premier Abdalla Hamdok is being held for his own safety and will return home “today or tomorrow,” Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told reporters Tuesday in the capital. Khartoum. The detention ...

Bloomberg Myanmar didn’t show up at an annual summit of Southeast Asian countries after rejecting an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its junta leader, a move that isolates its government internationally as it grapples with civil strife back home. The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations took a rare step earlier this month in excluding military leader ...