BLOOMBERG Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that former premier Imran Khan’s arrest by the anti-graft agency was illegal and ordered for the ex-cricket star to be freed from custody, a dramatic about-turn in the ongoing political drama. Khan was presented before the top court for an appeal hearing against his arrest, which has fuelled nationwide protests. Security officials were stationed around ...

BLOOMBERG Turkish presidential contender Muharrem Ince withdrew from Sunday’s election, narrowing the field of rivals to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and injecting fresh uncertainty into the contest over how his supporters will vote. “I am withdrawing from the race. I am doing this for my homeland,” Ince told reporters in a press briefing in Ankara. He asked for “a vote ...

BLOOMBERG There’s been no significant progress on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) five-point peace proposal for Myanmar that would include ending violence and committing to free elections, according to Indonesia President Joko Widodo. “Asean unity is needed to formulate the way forward,” Indonesia’s leader said as the two-day summit wraps up in the island of Labuan Bajo. “But ...