Bloomberg A Pakistan High Court ordered the release of Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in a further blow for Pakistan and Indian relations. Saeed, who was present in court amid tight security, is scheduled to be released on Thursday from house arrest after a three-judge panel in Lahore rejected a plea from Pakistan’s government for …

Bloomberg Indonesia said Singapore’s travel advisory to avoid parts of the vacation island of Bali following a minor eruption at Mount Agung volcano was “excessive”. The eruption spouted ash clouds reaching up to 700 metres above Mount Agung’s crater, Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s volcanology agency said on its website. Neighbouring Singapore said its citizens should refrain from non-essential …

Bloomberg UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond’s measures to help young people into the housing market underwhelmed investors and sent home-builder stocks tumbling. In his budget speech on Wednesday, Hammond abolished stamp duty for first-time buyers of homes worth up to $398,000 as the Conservative government sought to regain support among the younger voters who abandoned them at the …