Politics

BLOOMBERG North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have departed for Russia via his luxury armored train, South Korean media reported, ahead of expected talks with President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok that the US said would touch on arms transfers to help the Kremlin’s war machine. Kim’s personal train was seen moving slowly towards the northeast border area, YTN cable ...

BLOOMBERG President Joe Biden said China’s recent downturn could diminish any inclination by Beijing to invade Taiwan, adding that the country’s economic troubles have left his Chinese counterpart with “his hands full.” The US president, who travelled to Vietnam following a gathering of the Group of 20 leaders summit in India, said he had met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang ...

BLOOMBERG British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Chinese premier Li Qiang he had “significant concerns” about “interference” from Beijing, hours after it emerged that two men had been arrested in the UK for allegedly spying for China. Sunak said he’d confronted the Chinese official after news that a parliamentary researcher linked to a number of Tory MPs had been detained ...

BLOOMBERG French President Emmanuel Macron rejected a demand by Niger’s military rulers to withdraw troops from the West African nation after a coup strained relations between the two countries. “If we redeploy, I would do it only at the request of President Bazoum,” Macron said, referring to Niger’s ousted leader, as the G-20 summit wrapped up in New Delhi, India. ...

BLOOMBERG Australian voter dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s performance is growing and support for his signature Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal is declining amid increased frustration over rising living costs. The center-left government’s primary vote slid to 36% in the latest Resolve poll published, the lowest level since it won office in May 2022. Albanese’s net approval rating declined ...

BLOOMBERG Former President Donald Trump raised $7.1 million since his arrest in Georgia as his campaign sought to capitalise on the mug shot taken at a Fulton County jail, according to a person familiar. Trump brought in $4.18 million, the highest single-day haul of his 2024 presidential campaign effort, the person said. His campaign has taken in nearly $20 million ...

BLOOMBERG UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend the United Nation General Assembly in New York next month, a Downing Street spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The UK delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, according to the statement sent to Bloomberg. While he’ll skip the annual gathering, Sunak plans ...

BLOOMBERG Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of an election that observers said was deeply flawed, extending a tenure that has been marred by the near-collapse of government services and endemic poverty and unemployment. Mnangagwa won 52.6% support and his main rival, Nelson Chamisa, 44%, Priscilla Chigumba, chairwoman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, told reporters in the capital, ...

BLOOMBERG Three US Marines died and five are in critical condition following a military aircraft crash off the coast of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. The V-22 Osprey went down while performing drills with military personnel from other nations on Melville Island around 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Darwin on Sunday, ABC News reported. “There were a total of 23 ...

BLOOMBERG Gabon blocked internet access during elections that is likely to see President Ali Bongo extend the 56-year stranglehold his family has had on political power in the oil-producing central African nation. Live network data show a nation-scale internet blackout across Gabon on election day, Netblocks, an organisation that monitors internet shutdowns, said . Authorities also imposed a nationwide curfew ...