Politics

Bloomberg The latest test of former President Donald Trump’s sway over Republican voters will wrap up Tuesday night in Georgia’s primaries. So far, it’s not looking good. Former US Senator David Perdue, whom Trump tapped to oust incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp, has more than a 20 percentage point disadvantage in polls, in a race Trump once called a top ...

Bloomberg The United Nations’ human rights chief told diplomats her trip to Xinjiang wouldn’t be an “investigation,” in an apparent attempt to manage expectations of her landmark visit to China. Michelle Bachelet said her trip aimed to promote, protect and respect human rights, according two people who attended the video call with some 100 participants, who were mostly Beijing-based diplomats. ...

Bloomberg US President Joe Biden said that he wasn’t concerned about the possibility of North Korea holding a nuclear test while he’s in Asia. “We are prepared for anything North Korea does,” Biden told reporters in Seoul. “We’ve thought through how we’d respond to whatever they do, and so I am not concerned.” US intelligence has shown that North Korean ...

Bloomberg Poland’s president said he “will not rest until Ukraine becomes a full-fledged member” of the EU as he addressed lawmakers in Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of Finland and Sweden, reiterating his reservations about the Nordic nations’ bids to join the military alliance. President ...

Bloomberg Recently ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asked his supporters to march on Islamabad, the nation’s capital, for a sit-in on May 25 as a way to press the government to quit and call new elections. Khan’s move is likely to fuel further political instability in a country already facing an economic crisis from rising inflation. At a press ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson didn’t use a meeting with a top civil servant to try to influence her report about illegal parties held at the centre of government during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi. Sue Gray is expected to release her report into what the UK media has dubbed “partygate,” a scandal that’s dogged the prime minister’s administration ...

  Bloomberg Thailand’s capital was expected to vote for a new governor for the first time in almost a decade with the winner facing the challenges of rebuilding Bangkok’s pre-pandemic status as a tourism hub and tackling persistent pollution. More than 4.4 million people, including an estimated 700,000 first-time voters, will pick the next governor from a list of 30 ...

Bloomberg Joe Biden talked at length as a presidential candidate about the need to focus on China’s rising global power. Yet 17 months after taking office, Asian leaders are still waiting for details on a strategy for more US economic engagement in the region. Before Biden touched down in South Korea, many officials in the region have struggled to understand ...

  Bloomberg Australia’s six-week election campaign has entered its final days with polling showing a narrow victory likely for the center-left opposition Labor Party, but an unexpected result in 2019 is still hanging over both sides ahead of voting on Saturday. PM Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese are rushing to visit must-win seats across the country, with Morrison ...

Bloomberg US President Joe Biden welcomed congressional passage of $40 billion in aid for Ukraine and announced a new package of weapons he said would be sent “directly to the front lines.” A top Kremlin official said Russia is intent on taking all of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. The US and United Nations are looking at ways ...