Bloomberg Veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has come tantalizingly close to leading Malaysia during his tumultuous political career, is suddenly on the cusp of clinching the top job —but a final hurdle stands in his way. Anwar’s reformist coalition won 82 parliamentary seats in Saturday’s election, the biggest haul among the competing blocs. While it’s short of the majority ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK isn’t prepared to align itself with EU laws as part of their post-Brexit relationship, pushing back against reports his government is exploring the potential for Switzerland-style ties with the bloc. “Under my leadership the United Kingdom will not pursue any relationship with Europe that relies on alignment with EU laws,” Sunak said ...

  Bloomberg Poland’s defense chief welcomed a German offer to deploy Patriot missiles in the country and proposed stationing the defense system near its border with Ukraine. Germany made the offer less than a week after a missile strike killed two people in a village in eastern Poland, raising fears of a significant escalation between Nato and Russia nine months ...