Politics

Bloomberg US President Joe Biden announced a $2.98 billion weapons and equipment package for Ukraine on the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the biggest tranche of American security assistance to date. The announcement came as Ukraine celebrates the anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The White House said the latest package will allow Ukraine to purchase ...

Bloomberg US forces carried out airstrikes in Syria against groups tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, US Central Command said, a move that comes as Washington and Tehran weigh a new nuclear agreement. The strikes at Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria were “intended to defend and protect US forces from attacks like the ones on Auguat 15 against US ...

  Bloomberg Eight years ago, then-army chief Prayuth Chan-Ocha staged a coup in Thailand and ripped up the constitution. On Tuesday, he was suspended as prime minister until a court determines whether he violated the new charter produced by his allies. The surprise action by Thailand’s Constitutional Court puts Prayuth on the sidelines at least temporarily until it rules on ...

  Bloomberg India’s largest power producer is looking to develop another massive nuclear project just weeks after announcing its entry into the sector, a sign that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expansion into atomic energy is gaining momentum. A venture between NTPC Ltd., which relies mostly on coal to supply energy to the world’s fastest growing population, and India’s monopoly nuclear ...

Bloomberg Russia is preparing to launch intensified strikes against civilian infrastructure as well as government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days, the US embassy in Kyiv said in a statement. It also urged American citizens to leave the country using private ground transportation if possible. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia “may try to do something particularly ...

Bloomberg A Pakistan court has asked Imran Khan to appear before it next week as it reviews whether remarks he made about the judiciary merit a contempt of court case, the latest in a string of legal troubles for the former premier. Separately, the government has said it is seeking legal advice on whether to pursue action on a police ...

Bloomberg President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to accept the result of Brazil’s October election in a bid to win over moderate voters, even as he continued to raise questions about the integrity of the country’s electronic ballots. The 40-minute interview with the country’s most-watched television show was wide ranging, with questions about the president’s fraught relationship with the top court, his ...

  Bloomberg The US and South Korea began on Monday their biggest joint military exercise in about five years, after a hiatus on large-scale drills failed to entice North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to make concessions in disarmament talks. The drills known as Ulchi Freedom Shield are expected to involve thousands of military personnel, and will run for two weeks. ...

Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin called the car bomb that killed the daughter of Russian nationalist political ideologue Alexander Dugin a “dastardly” crime, and the Federal Security Service blamed it on Ukraine, which rejected the accusation. The car bombing that killed Darya Dugina was a “dastardly, brutal crime,” Putin said in a message of condolence to her father, a far-right political ...

  Bloomberg Raila Odinga, who narrowly lost Kenya’s August 9 presidential elections, filed a lawsuit challenging the outcome after alleging that the process had been marred by rigging and counting irregularities. None of the candidates garnered the outright majority of valid votes cast needed for victory, according to a 72-page petition filed with the Supreme Court. Based on this and ...