Politics

Bloomberg President Donald Trump had looked to his first rally in three months as a reset for his campaign. Instead, the sparsely attended event in Tulsa, Oklahoma is stirring fresh questions about both his strategy and the direction of his re-election bid. The most evident shortfall from the rally was attendance, far smaller than the overflow crowd that the president ...

Bloomberg Kenya’s ruling party replaced a key parliamentary official on Monday, the latest in a series of leadership changes that have strengthened President Uhuru Kenyatta‘s hold on power and weakened his deputy, William Ruto. Amos Kimunya, a former finance minister, will replace Aden Duale as the Jubilee Party’s majority leader in the National Assembly, Secretary-General Raphael Tuju said in a ...

Bloomberg Nigerian doctors suspended a nationwide strike to continue talks with the government over a lack of protective equipment needed to treat Covid-19 patients and other benefits. The medical officers decided to return to work after an intervention from government officials, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors said in emailed statement on Monday. The group will “continue negotiations with stakeholders ...

Bloomberg A year ago, Hong Kong protesters effectively killed an extradition bill that would subject them to criminal prosecution under China’s legal system for the first time — a victory that inspired them to demand real elections. Now Beijing has unwound all those gains, and gone much further in eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy. Details of a proposed national security law ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he will announce new restrictions on employment-based immigration visas in the next two days, as the nation recovers from pandemic-related unemployment. “We are going to announce something tomorrow or the next day on the visas,” Trump said in a Fox News interview, when asked about upcoming rules on several different visa categories, including the H1-B ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump kicked off his re-election campaign before a Tulsa arena crowd whose size fell short of his predictions, in a city reeling from a spike in Covid-19 cases. The 19,000-capacity BOK Center had plenty of empty seats during Trump’s speech, which came hours after the public-health threat of the event was underscored by news that six campaign ...

Bloomberg Lazarus Chakwera, a preacher who heads Malawi’s main opposition party, is seen as the front-runner heading into a court-ordered election rerun on June 23 after forming an alliance with popular vice president, Saulos Chilima. The Supreme Court of Appeal, the top judicial authority, last month upheld the Constitutional Court’s annulment of a shambolic May 2019 vote that handed President ...

Bloomberg A stabbing attack in which three people died in a park in the English town of Reading is now being investigated as an act of terrorism, UK police said. The attack happened at Forbury Gardens in Reading, about 40 miles west of London. In addition to those killed, three people sustained serious injuries. Eyewitnesses told how a man approached ...

Bloomberg South Korea’s health authorities will limit the entry of foreigners from some countries where Covid-19 infections are surging through a temporary restriction on flights and visa issuances. With the exception of important business trips or visits by government officials, Korean authorities will restrict issuance of visas “as much as possible,” and put a temporary ban on non-scheduled flights from ...

Bloomberg China confirmed that a proposed national security law would allow Beijing to override Hong Kong’s independent legal system, shedding new light on a move that has stoked tensions with the US and threatens the city’s status as a top financial centre. The proposal said the central government will have jurisdiction over an “extremely small” number of national security cases ...