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Trump, Modi talk in India while tensions rise in Delhi

Bloomberg US President Donald Trump met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi on Tuesday, amid growing tensions between rival protesters in the capital and with a host of critical issues from defense to regional security on the agenda. Now that the US-India trade agreement looks likely to be pushed until after the US election, news of a $3 billion military ...

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Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Bloomberg Hosni Mubarak, who became Egypt’s longest-serving ruler in more than 150 years before being forced from office by a popular uprising, has died. He was 91. His death was announced on Tuesday by state TV. No cause was mentioned, although his family recently said he’d been hospitalised. Dubbed the “pharaoh” by his detractors, Mubarak had ruled for 30 years ...

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Mahathir in driver’s seat to pick new Malaysia leader

Bloomberg After a wild day that saw the collapse of Malaysia’s ruling coalition, one thing is clear: Mahathir Mohamad holds the key to forming the next government. Mahathir, 94, abruptly resigned as prime minister on February 24 after a longstanding rift within his alliance over who would succeed him boiled over. By the end of the day, he was the ...

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