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Veteran Ugandan leader Museveni clinches sixth straight election win

Bloomberg Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni coasted to victory in elections that were marred by a clampdown on opposition campaigning, extending his 35-year rule. Museveni won 58.6% of votes cast on January 14, according to results released on Saturday by the Electoral Commission of Uganda on state television. Pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, 38, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi and presented ...

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HK calls US sanctions on its officials ‘despicable’

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s government expressed its “utmost anger” towards a US decision to sanction six officials from the city and China, calling the move “insane, shameless and despicable.” The US is attempting to “intervene” in the internal affairs of China and Hong Kong, and “obstruct” their efforts to safeguard national security, the city’s government said in a statement on Saturday. ...

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Australia joins US, UK in warning companies over ties with Xinjiang

Bloomberg Australia joined allies including the US and the UK in raising concern about the use of products from China’s Xinjiang region in global supply chains. Local companies that source goods from the area need to properly check supply chain and suppliers, Foreign Minister Marise Payne was quoted as telling the Australian Financial Review in an interview. Governments are seeking ...

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