Bloomberg A political party linked to exiled tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Thailand’s election and said it would seek to form a government, challenging a military-backed group that led in initial vote counts. Pheu Thai led with 138 of 350 constituency seats in an initial tally, followed by the military-backed Palang Pracharath party with 96 seats, according to the ...

Bloomberg India’s main opposition Congress party has promised income support for each poor family who earn less than 12,000 rupees ($174.30) per month as part of its electoral giveaways aimed at wresting power from PM Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition. Describing it as the world’s largest minimum income plan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said 20 percent of poor families across the ...

Bloomberg Theresa May is inclined to put her Brexit deal to a third vote in Parliament on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter. The EU said it’s now prepared to handle the impact of the UK leaving without an agreement, a scenario it described as “increasingly likely.” May was expected to make statement to parliament on Brexit on ...