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Bitter election fight in southern India state goes down to wire

Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won the most seats in a closely-fought election in the southern state of Karnataka but may not be able to form a government after two rival parties vowed to form a coalition government. The BJP is leading in 104 seats, eight short of the majority mark in the 224-member assembly, according to ...

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Dreamers face test as Trump urges court to undo policy

Bloomberg The future of kids brought into the US by their undocumented parents faces a crucial test in a federal appeals court in California. The Trump administration seeks to knock down one of a trio of lower-court decisions that have barred the government from ending the program for so-called Dreamers that allowed the children to stay in the country. On ...

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Mahathir to extend time as Malaysia PM

Bloomberg Mahathir Mohamad said he may stay on as Malaysia’s prime minister for “one or two years,” after earlier agreeing to step aside for jailed coalition leader Anwar Ibrahim. In remarks on Tuesday, the 92-year-old said that Anwar — a former enemy turned ally — may just join the cabinet for a while after his expected release from prison on ...

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