Odds Tilt Toward Johnson in U.K. Election Bet
(Bloomberg) — Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more.Boris Johnson’s biggest gamble may be paying off. According to a major poll of…
The Big Question on Hong Kong: How Will China Hit Back at Trump?
(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. China is making a habit of issuing vague retaliation threats. So far, however, it hasn’t actually done much.The foreign ministry gave anot…
UPDATE 1-Iran dismisses French comments about nuclear deal's dispute mechanism
Iran rejects as “irresponsible” comments by France that it is seriously considering triggering a mechanism within the Iran nuclear deal that could lead to U.N. sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday. “Iran’s scali…
Lebanon pays back $1.5 billion Eurobond amid economic crisis
Lebanon paid back a Eurobond worth $1.5 billion that was scheduled to mature Thursday, a Finance Ministry official said, pacifying concerns of a first-ever default on its debt amid the worst financial crisis in three decades. Prime Minister Saad Harir…
East Africa struggles with heavy rains, with more to come
Flash flooding has hit the small but strategic East African nation of Djibouti, where the government and United Nations said the equivalent of two years’ rain fell in a single day. Several regional countries including Kenya are struggling after heavy …
UPDATE 3-N.Korea test fires rockets in Thanksgiving reminder of year-end deadline for U.S.
Breaking a month-long lull in missile tests, North Korea fired two short range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest try out its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea’s military said. The test-…
Seoul says North Korea has fired 2 short-range projectiles
North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range projectiles, likely from a “super-large” multiple rocket launcher, South Korea’s military said, adding to tensions three days after the North said its troops conducted artillery drills near its disputed sea…
Turkey: 2 soldiers killed in mortar fire from Syria
A mortar attack targeting a Turkish military post near the border with Syria has killed two soldiers, Turkey’s defense ministry said Thursday. The ministry said Turkish artillery units immediately returned fire across the border into northeastern Syri…
Boris Johnson Set for 68-Seat Majority According to YouGov Poll
(Bloomberg) — Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is on track to win its biggest majority in more than three decades, according to the most hotly anticipated poll of the gen…
20 Iraqi protesters shot dead in 24 hours, violence spirals
Security forces in Iraq shot dead 20 anti-government protesters in a 24-hour period amid spiraling violence in the capital and the country’s south, as Iran condemned the burning of its consulate. Security forces Thursday fired live ammunition, killing…
Is Jeremy Corbyn an Anti-Semite? It No Longer Matters
(Bloomberg Opinion) — A lot of things about Britain today are what psychologists might describe as complex. Brexit? Don’t get me started. The social care crisis? A mess. Addressing the climate emergency and homelessness? Neither is straightforward.Lab…
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