Politics

Bloomberg Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean reached levels not seen in two decades in 2020 as the pandemic swept away jobs and pushed many in the region into poverty. The number of Latin Americans who don’t have access to enough food rose by 13.8 million to 59.7 million between 2019 and 2020, according to a UN report. The ...

Bloomberg New Zealand’s main opposition National Party appointed its fifth leader in four years, choosing newcomer Christopher Luxon to restore its support and take on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Luxon, a former Air New Zealand chief executive, was elected leader by National Party members of parliament at a caucus in Wellington. The 51 year-old is the protégé of former prime ...

Bloomberg Indian PM Narendra Modi’s government moved to repeal controversial farm laws as parliament reconvened, to quell protests from a crucial vote bank that show little sign of abating with key state elections due next year. Both houses of parliament approved the scrapping of the legislation in rushed voice votes even as the opposition parties demanded a debate. However, the rollback ...

Bloomberg Russia said it’s making preparations for a conversation between President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden, their first since tensions erupted over a big Russian military buildup near Ukraine that’s sparked invasion fears. There’s no agreement yet on timing, though the Kremlin is hoping for a call before the end of the year, according to Putin’s spokesman Dmitry ...

Bloomberg The governor of Brazil’s richest and most populous state was picked by the Brazilian Social Democracy Party as its candidate for next year’s election challenging President Jair Bolsonaro. Joao Doria, governor of Sao Paulo, was declared the winner of the primaries for the party known as PSDB, according to Bruno Araujo, who heads the group seeking to reemerge as ...

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron would get 25% or more of the votes in the first round of the election, according to a poll carried out by Ifop-Fiducial for Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper and Sud Radio. Nationalist Marine Le Pen would win 19% to 20% of the first-round vote, depending on who else is running. Far-right commentator Eric Zemmour ...

Bloomberg At least 20 Sudanese soldiers were killed in clashes with Ethiopian militias near a disputed border, a local official said, deepening a feud that risks turning into all-out conflict between the Horn of Africa’s most populous nations. Sudanese forces crossed the Atbara river in the al-Fashqa area in response to shelling and fell into an ambush, according to Alrasheed ...

Bloomberg China sent the biggest number of warplanes close to Taiwan since October on Sunday after a US lawmaker defied a Chinese demand that she abandon a trip to the island. Twenty-seven Chinese aircraft, including 8 J-16 fighter jets, entered Taiwan’s southwest Air Defense Identification Zone, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. The air force issued ...

Bloomberg Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong said the team in the ruling party that will choose the country’s next premier is expected to take a “little longer” to make a decision due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The choice is expected “well before” the next general election, Lee said during a speech at a convention for his People’s Action Party (PAP). ...

Bloomberg Hondurans are voting on Sunday in presidential elections that may oust the scandal-hit ruling party and end the nation’s alliance with Taiwan. Xiomara Castro, the wife of a former president deposed in a coup, is leading in polls as she tries to end 12 years of rule by the conservative National Party. She spooked some investors by saying that ...