Bloomberg At least 20 Sudanese soldiers were killed in clashes with Ethiopian militias near a disputed border, a local official said, deepening a feud that risks turning into all-out conflict between the Horn of Africa’s most populous nations. Sudanese forces crossed the Atbara river in the al-Fashqa area in response to shelling and fell into an ambush, according to Alrasheed ...

Bloomberg China sent the biggest number of warplanes close to Taiwan since October on Sunday after a US lawmaker defied a Chinese demand that she abandon a trip to the island. Twenty-seven Chinese aircraft, including 8 J-16 fighter jets, entered Taiwan’s southwest Air Defense Identification Zone, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. The air force issued ...

Bloomberg Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong said the team in the ruling party that will choose the country’s next premier is expected to take a “little longer” to make a decision due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The choice is expected “well before” the next general election, Lee said during a speech at a convention for his People’s Action Party (PAP). ...