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A wide-ranging pardon for prisoners decreed by Brazil’s President Michel Temer was a traditional humanitarian gesture and not an attempt to limit anti-corruption efforts, the justice ministry wrote in

Maggie Gage, Credit Suisse head of political strategies, discusses the 2018 legislative agenda with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will meet French President Emmanuel Macron next month as Britain gears up for trade talks with the European Union, according to officials from both nations.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, setting the country on the path to a national election on March 4 that could lead to a hung parliament and a period of political

President Donald Trump warned that alleged illicit Chinese oil sales to North Korea may jeopardize a peaceful resolution to the confrontation over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.

Republican household sentiment exceeds that of Democrats by the widest margin since George W. Bush was president. Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index data on Thursday showed a gauge of confidence among

President Sergio Mattarella set Italy on the path to a national election likely in March that could lead to a hung parliament and a long period of political turbulence.

The U.S. and Turkey resumed visa services, three months after they were suspended amid an escalating feud between the NATO allies. Turkish assets rallied, pushing the stock market to a record high.

Two sons of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah have been released after being detained in the kingdom’s declared crackdown on corruption, according to a person familiar with the matter and a Saudi

The number of people filing for U.S. unemployment benefits held steady last week, in part reflecting estimated data for 13 states and still consistent with a strong job market, Labor Department

Americans have a new reason to take on debt during the holidays this year: early taxes.

In the year that President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris accord and downplayed global warming as a security threat, the U.S. received a harsh reminder of the perils of the rise in the planet’s

Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Italy’s election campaign is “imminent” as President Sergio Mattarella prepared to dissolve parliament on Thursday, triggering a national vote probably in March

Andy Byford, who becomes president of New York City’s transit system in January, has the unenviable job of modernizing a century-old system of underground subway tunnels beset with track fires, power

Italy's Five Star Movement is leading the incumbent Democratic party by six points in the latest polls. The Italian Ixe agency shows the anti-establishment party claiming 29% of the vote share.

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed a crackdown after a supermarket bomb injured 10 people in St. Petersburg, the latest in a series of attacks linked to Islamic extremists that have targeted his

The name that Republican tax writers gave to a new, multi billion-dollar business levy implies that it targets foreign earnings from “intangible” intellectual property -- hitting tech firms and

Montgomery, Ala. (AP) -- Democrat Doug Jones' historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate

Rex Tillerson defended U.S. foreign policy during his first year as secretary of state, touting gains in pressuring North Korea, battling Islamic State and supporting Ukraine in the face of Russian

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered more steps to resolve a dispute with Japan over sex slaves in World War II, calling a 2015 agreement reached under his predecessor faulty in “procedure and