Bloomberg Leading European diplomats in Beijing stressed their commitment to human rights and appealed to China for mutual respect and understanding following a defiant speech from Foreign Minister Wang Yi. References to human rights are “foundational matters” and not a geopolitical game, Caroline Wilson, the UK’s ambassador to China, said on a panel discussion on Sunday. China’s attitude is not ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden traveled to Michigan to underscore US progress in fighting Covid-19, part of a slate of Fourth of July weekend events by the administration to signal a return to pre-pandemic life. Biden picked a battleground state where he beat Donald Trump by 3 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election and where Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ...

Bloomberg The agreement on the Irish border struck as part of the UK’s exit from the European Union risks damaging Northern Ireland’s economy and should be withdrawn, Jeffrey Donaldson said in his first television interview since becoming head of the Democratic Unionist Party last month. Under the terms of the Brexit accord, Northern Ireland — unlike the rest of the ...