Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defeated a rebellion by his own lawmakers after they pressed for British judges to be able to rule if China’s Muslim Uighur minority is suffering genocide. The House of Commons narrowly voted down an amendment to a proposed law on international trade agreements which would have allowed victims to ask the High Court in ...

Bloomberg A Supreme Court panel in India refused to issue orders on the government’s petition to stop a proposed rally by farmers that would run at the same time as Republic Day celebrations on January 26. The three-judge panel headed by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde said police, and not the court, should decide on allowing farmers into ...

Bloomberg Tunisia saw another night of anti-government protests after the prime minister acknowledged “legitimate” anger at nation’s economic malaise while warning against the use of violence. Protesters blocked roads, burned tires and skirmished with police in mainly working class neighbourhoods of Tunis and the central city of Kasserine, local broadcaster reported. More than 600 people have been arrested in upheaval ...