Politics

Bloomberg A political party linked to exiled tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Thailand’s election and said it would seek to form a government, challenging a military-backed group that led in initial vote counts. Pheu Thai led with 138 of 350 constituency seats in an initial tally, followed by the military-backed Palang Pracharath party with 96 seats, according to the ...

Bloomberg India’s main opposition Congress party has promised income support for each poor family who earn less than 12,000 rupees ($174.30) per month as part of its electoral giveaways aimed at wresting power from PM Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition. Describing it as the world’s largest minimum income plan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said 20 percent of poor families across the ...

Bloomberg Theresa May is inclined to put her Brexit deal to a third vote in Parliament on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter. The EU said it’s now prepared to handle the impact of the UK leaving without an agreement, a scenario it described as “increasingly likely.” May was expected to make statement to parliament on Brexit on ...

Bloomberg A political party created by Thailand’s ruling military government was leading in the first election since a 2014 coup, putting junta chief Prayuth Chan-Ocha in position to return as prime minister. Palang Pracharath won 7.5 million votes with 92 percent counted, according to unofficial results posted on the Election Commission’s Facebook page. Pheu Thai, a political party linked to ...

Bloomberg An attack by an ethnic militia on three villages in central Mali claimed 134 lives, the latest clash in an increasingly violent conflict that is fuelled by extremism. Another 46 were injured in the attack on ethnic Fulani villages on Saturday morning near Bankass in the Mopti region, Boubacar Diallo, a spokesman for the defense ministry, said by phone. ...

Bloomberg Theresa May’s cabinet is in open revolt against the prime minister and wants an interim leader to complete the Brexit process. According to the Sunday Times, at least six senior ministers want her deputy, David Lidington, to take the job until there’s a formal leadership election. They’ll confront her at a cabinet meeting on Monday, and threaten a mass ...

Bloomberg Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro vowed a major shake-up in his government, a sign he is feeling pressure from US sanctions and an international outcry for him to resign. “I will in the coming hours announce new government methods and a profound change in the entire government of Venezuela,” Maduro said in a speech at a political rally broadcast on ...

Bloomberg Democrats uniformly called for the public release of Robert Mueller’s report, but that unity will be tested as they weigh whether the special counsel’s findings should be used to pursue an impeachment of President Donald Trump. It’s a quandary for party leaders. There’s a hunger for impeachment among many Democratic voters who believe it is merited regardless of the ...

Bloomberg IS, the militant group that once controlled parts of Iraq and Syria, is completely eradicated from its last pocket of territory on the Euphrates River, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Saturday. “Our forces have raised their flag over Baghuz and declare complete military victory over the terrorist IS after six years of war,” according to a statement on ...

Bloomberg The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a chemical plant in the eastern province of Jiangsu rose to 64 on Saturday morning, state media said, as local authorities continue searching for survivors. The blast on March 21 at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co, in Chenjiagang, was the latest reminder of continued industrial risks in China, which has ...