Bloomberg In a whirlwind 24-hour span, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seen his main opponents seize back momentum ahead of the 2019 national election. First came the abrupt resignation on Monday night of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, which sent stock, bond and currency markets tumbling when they reopened on Tuesday. Then Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party faced ...

Bloomberg US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo criticised the Russian government for sending “bombers halfway around the world” to Venezuela. “The Russian and Venezuelan people should see this for what it is: two corrupt governments squandering public funds, and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer,” Pompeo said on Twitter. It’s “absolutely inappropriate” for Pompeo to call the Russian ...

Bloomberg At least four people died in clashes between Togolese police and opposition supporters before controversial parliamentary elections this month. Three people died in the capital, Lomé, over the weekend, while the body of another person was found in the northern town of Sokode, Security Minister General Yark Damehame said on state television. Opposition spokeswoman Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo put the ...