Politics

BLOOMBERG Ukraine’s armed forces said Russian troops continue to pursue an attempt to cut off the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut. Kremlin forces are on the offensive along five axes in the east, including near Bakhmut, the Ukrainian General Staff said over the weekend. Bakhmut’s deputy mayor said Russian attacks are preventing Ukrainian troops from reaching residents who want to ...

BLOOMBERG At least five people were killed in fighting between Azerbaijani troops and ethnic Armenian law enforcement in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the area’s deadliest skirmish in more than six months. Both sides blamed each other for provoking the incident, which left two Azerbaijani soldiers and three police officers from the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic dead. The latest escalation came ...

BLOOMBERG A Pakistan court rejected opposition leader Imran Khan’s petition to cancel an arrest warrant in the latest twist in a legal case that has raised political tensions in the country that’s struggling to shore up finances and avert a default. The former premier had filed an application to the lower courts in Lahore and Islamabad on Monday morning to ...

BLOOMBERG Japan and South Korea signaled a breakthrough to end a feud that had disrupted ties on everything from trade to security, drawing praise from President Joe Biden as he seeks to convince the two US allies to help counter growing Chinese influence in Asia. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday he hoped to “enter a new ...

BLOOMBERG Taiwan’s Zerova Technologies is riding a boom spurred by demand for greener cars in the US. The maker of electric-vehicle charging systems is also navigating Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and according to Chief Executive Officer Jay Yang, it isn’t an altogether positive law. His take is that efforts to minimise reliance on China in the EV supply ...

BLOOMBERG As Nato allies make a show of unity in support of Ukraine, a rift between Germany and Poland risks undermining a joint effort to supply Kyiv’s forces. Quarreling in Warsaw and Berlin over missiles, tanks and spare parts has reached a new level, even as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls on western backers to “hurry up” in delivering armaments before ...

BLOOMBERG Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan addressed his supporters from his residence in Lahore as police said he was evading arrest and his close aides warned of a standoff between security forces and his supporters at the scene. Khan, 70, has drawn tens of thousands to his rallies in recent months and his arrest could bring them to the streets, ...

BLOOMBERG Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is favored to secure an election victory Sunday, though the vocal Vladimir Putin critic may struggle to form a new government as a far-right party taps discontent. Kallas, who has become popular at home and abroad for her unwavering support for Ukraine, has held a steady — if at times narrowing — lead over ...

BLOOMBERG China said its defense spending would grow by 7.2% this year — the fastest pace since 2019 amid increasing tensions with the US on a range of issues, including Taiwan. Military expenditure is expected to rise to 1.55 trillion yuan ($225 billion) in 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance’s annual report released on Sunday at the start of ...

BLOOMBERG Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government plans new laws to prevent people who enter the UK on small boats from claiming asylum, as it looks for ways to halt a record influx of migrants crossing the English Channel. Discussing legislation expected to be introduced this week, Chris Heaton-Harris, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, said more options could be provided ...