President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a plan to launch strikes against Iran ahead of the US midterm election, according to The Atlantic. Tyler Kendall has more on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Italy will transform its electoral system after lawmakers approved reforms that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s allies initially pushed to help her reelection odds next year.
Romania’s former ruling parties signaled early support for the prime minister-designate, Luca Niculescu, and his attempt to form a government, raising the chances of an end to months of political deadlock.
Madagascar’s government gave the country’s power and water utility permission to flout usual tender procedures and buy diesel generators directly from a Russian company as ties between the island and Moscow grow.
When the same party controls both the US presidency and Congress, ambitious legislation can happen. Look at the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, passed under Democrats in 2010, or the tax-cut measures that congressional Republicans enacted in 2017 and 2025.
Kenya plans to use emergency financing from the World Bank to provide subsidized fertilizer and seeds to farmers, supply clean water and boost supplies of essential medicines in the East African nation.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition agreed to grind ahead in its effort to push through a raft of reforms as the parties struggle to bridge differences in the face of plummeting public support.
Lithuania has deployed around 100 troops to its border with the Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad, bracing for a potential influx of Russians fleeing a new mobilization, Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said.
Lithuania plans to push for an EU ban on Russian grain transit and sanctions on Russian agricultural oligarchs, as Baltic states move to halt shipments through their ports.
A serving member of the Royal Navy has been accused of using his high-level security clearance to gather secrets he intended to hand over to Russian authorities.
The UK’s consulate in Jerusalem is being downgraded in status, following a dispute over British trade sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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On today's show, the global stock rally ground to a halt, as Brent crude climbed above $102 a barrel on renewed Middle East tensions.
The EU is striking a more assertive approach with China ahead of trade chief Maroš Šefčovič's meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao. The bloc is seeking to address a trade deficit that exceeds $1 billion a day.
Bloomberg has learnt that Isomorphic Labs, the AI-powered drug discovery startup spun out of Google DeepMind, is in early talks to raise new funds at a valuation of at least $40 billion.
Today's guest: Elvire Fabry, Jacques Delors Institute, Trade and Economic Security Program Director. (Source: Bloomberg)
Oil rose after a report that the Trump administration asked the Pentagon to draw up strike options against Iran that could be executed before the midterm elections, and as a hurricane forced some US output to shut. Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
The European Union is striking a more assertive approach to China as the bloc's trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, heads into two days of negotiations in Beijing. The EU is preparing safeguards to limit imports of Chinese hybrid cars after their sales surged in Europe, which may be seen as an escalation. Bloomberg's Minmin Low and Oliver Crook break down the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)
The US issued a security alert for Ethiopia, warning citizens to “reconsider” travel to the Horn of Africa nation due to the threat of long-range attacks as tensions with neighboring Eritrea escalate.
The uncomfortable partnership between Marine Le Pen and her protege Jordan Bardella at the top of France’s largest political party is unraveling as the presidential campaign kicks into gear.
South Korea decided to recall its ambassador to Ukraine in protest over Kyiv’s disclosure of the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to the South, escalating tensions between the two countries.
