Bloomberg Iran said it was no longer abiding by limits imposed on its uranium enrichment and centrifuge research by the 2015 nuclear accord, throwing down a new challenge to European leaders struggling to sustain their diplomatic push to calm the Gulf. The Islamic Republic will forge ahead with plans to develop its advanced centrifuges and has started injecting them with ...

Bloomberg An Iranian oil tanker that the US is trying to seize is near the Syrian port of Tartus, the Associated Press reported, citing satellite images. The Adrian Darya 1 had disappeared from satellite-tracking not far from Syria’s coast, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It is thought to have 2 million barrels of oil on board. Previously called Grace ...

Bloomberg US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said China shouldn’t intervene forcibly in Hong Kong and warned European countries against becoming too dependent on Chinese investment. “We would obviously urge restraint and not to act, and to sit down and talk with the protesters and resolve the differences,” Esper said at a press conference in Paris with his French counterpart Florence ...

Bloomberg The US envoy for North Korea said the Trump administration is ready to negotiate whenever Kim Jong-un’s regime is ready, effectively confirming that months of American efforts to bring the two sides back to denuclearisation talks have stalled. “We have made clear to North Korea we are prepared to engage as soon as we hear from them,” Stephen Biegun, ...

Bloomberg Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the nation’s strategy to stop undocumented migrants in response to demands from US President Donald Trump is succeeding and that flows have been cut by 56 percent in three months. Ebrard, who will head to Washington for meetings at the White House on Tuesday, said that measures including the deployment of ...

Bloomberg Ukraine and Russia, one-time allies who’ve been locked in conflict since 2014, arranged a mass exchange of prisoners following long negotiations. 35 Ukrainians, including filmmaker Oleh Sentsov and 24 sailors, arrived home on Saturday from Russia, where they were kept in jails, some of them for years. Ukraine also released 35 prisoners, who have left for Russia. “We have ...

Bloomberg British Airways is preparing to cancel nearly all its flights on Monday and Tuesday after pilots vowed to strike following a breakdown in talks over a new contract, according to a person familiar with the matter. The UK carrier will scrap both short and long-haul destinations, said the person, who asked not be named because the information isn’t public. ...

Bloomberg Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp got a boost for its long-delayed SpaceJet regional aircraft, as Mesa Air Group Inc signed a pact to negotiate a potential 100-plane deal. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) calls for Mitsubishi and Mesa to discuss terms for a firm order of 50 SpaceJet M100 planes with purchase options for 50 more. Deliveries would begin in 2024, ...

Bloomberg UK citizens are learning to live with uncertainty surrounding Brexit and making travel plans without worrying too much about the future, according to the head of EasyJet Plc, Britain’s biggest low-cost airline. “If a situation continues for an extended period of time it becomes the new normal,” Chief Executive Officer Johan Lundgren said in a Bloomberg TV interview. “I ...

Bloomberg Louis Vuitton plans to add roughly 1,500 manufacturing jobs in France over the next three years, ramping up production to feed surging demand from China and other emerging economies. While the luxury label has opened factories in Italy, Spain and the US, Chief Executive Officer Michael Burke said it’s committed to keeping the majority of its supply chain in ...