Bloomberg North Korea claimed it had successfully test launched a newly developed anti-aircraft missile a day after the country’s leader, Kim jong-un, called President Joe Biden’s North Korea policy a “petty trick” — escalating tensions with Washington. The test was of “very practical significance in studying and developing various prospective anti-aircraft missile systems,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) ...

Bloomberg Moments after Boris Johnson told Parliament he planned to break a key election pledge and raise taxes on British workers, a WhatsApp message popped up on the phones of Conservative MPs: “PM in the tearoom now.” Johnson’s charm is by far his strongest political asset and the prime minister put it to work, mug in hand, to calm his ...

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he’s retiring from politics and won’t be seeking the vice presidency in 2022, a surprise move that saw his party’s nominee for the top position instead seek the No. 2 post. Duterte’s former aide and now Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go filed his candidacy for vice president. Go had been earlier nominated by the ruling ...