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India’s Modi defeats no-confidence vote as widely expected

Bloomberg PM Narendra Modi defeated a no-confidence vote in India’s parliament after a day of raucous debate in which opposition parties assailed the ruling party’s record. As expected, Modi was able to defeat the opposition-led motion by a vote of 325 to 126 with his Bharatiya Janata Party’s majority in the lower house of parliament. Before the motion was put to ...

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Trump tries to change the subject as Russia fallout rattles GOP

Bloomberg President Donald Trump is changing the subject — but it’s not clear how easily Republicans in Congress will be able to move on. After days of backlash over his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump sought refuge in the populism that won him office. He threatened China with more tariffs, accused the European Union of currency manipulation and ...

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‘Chequers summit riven by cabinet divisions’

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers summit to reach agreement with her cabinet on a plan for leaving the European Union (EU) was marked by stark divisions on the best way to proceed, two newspapers said. Andrea Leadsom, the leader of Parliament’s lower house, told ministers that she “hated” May’s proposal to retain many of the UK’s economic links ...

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