Politics

Bloomberg Members of Venezuela’s opposition said they are open to a new round of political negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government ahead of upcoming local elections, but cautioned that agreement on the terms of the talks has not been reached. The two sides appeared to be moving closer to planning to hold meetings in Mexico, after Maduro declared the government ...

Bloomberg The Japanese and French governments have agreed to “actively” maintain defense cooperation to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific, according to a joint statement following a summit meeting between PM Yoshihide Suga and President Emmanuel Macron. Japan welcomed France’s intention, as presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2022, to reinforce the group’s ...

Bloomberg A second Chinese spy vessel is on track to enter waters off Australia’s northeast coast, adding to Beijing’s surveillance presence in the area as joint military exercises between Australia and the US kicked off last week, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) reported. Approaching Australia through the Solomon Sea around Papua New Guinea, the vessel joins a larger Chinese auxiliary ...

Bloomberg Diplomats around the world are urging the designated prime minister of Haiti to form a new government, a rebuff of the current interim prime minister who stepped in after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Claude Joseph has been running the country as the interim prime minister with the support of the military even after Moise named Ariel Henry ...

Bloomberg Thai riot police shot tear gas and fired water cannons at pro-democracy activists rallying in the capital as thousands marched to protest the government’s management of the nation’s worst coronavirus outbreak. Demonstrators in face masks marched near government house in central Bangkok, despite restrictions on public gatherings of more than five people amid record daily infections. They demanded Prime ...

Bloomberg Chileans headed to the polls on Sunday in a primary election that was expected to narrow a crowded field of candidates competing for the presidency amid a backdrop of lingering social unrest. Citizens will decide which of two far-left candidates, Daniel Jadue and Gabriel Boric, and four right-wing contenders including Joaquin Lavin will advance in the race. Voters will ...

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once again floated the idea of a vice-presidential run in the 2022 elections, saying it would give him immunity from lawsuits. “They keep on threatening me with lawsuits and everything,” Duterte said at his ruling party’s assembly meeting, referring to his political enemies. “But the law says if you’re president, vice president, you have immunity. ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden says his foreign policy focus is on dealing with the challenges posed by China and rebuilding frayed alliances in Asia and Europe. Latin America is putting those priorities to a test. From political protests in Cuba to a presidential assassination in Haiti and the migration crisis on the southern border, the Biden administration is finding it ...

Bloomberg China dismissed US warnings about the risk of doing business in Hong Kong as “pure nonsense,” saying sanctions won’t change its determination to safeguard national security. In similar statements, the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and Hong Kong Liaison Office condemned US President Joe Biden’s advisory that said China’s push to exert more control over the financial hub ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden said the US will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the DACA program protecting hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers” who came to the US as children was implemented unconstitutionally, and he renewed his call for Congress to agree on a permanent solution. “Yesterday’s Federal court ruling is deeply disappointing,” Biden said in a statement on Saturday. ...