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India seeks Russian missile system after clash with China

Bloomberg India is pushing Russia to speed up the delivery of a missile defense system as ties with China deteriorate following the worst military clash between the Asian nations in four decades. The request comes as China and India’s foreign ministers met on Tuesday in their first face-to-face interaction since a fight along their disputed Himalayan border killed 20 Indian ...

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Republicans urge Trump to keep troops in Germany

Bloomberg Six Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his plan to cut the number of US troops in Germany, arguing that the move would harm national security and weaken the deterrent to Russia and China. In a letter to the president, the lawmakers said Russian troops invaded Ukraine and annexed the Crimean ...

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S’pore calls for election amid pandemic

Bloomberg Singapore will hold an election on July 10 as PM Lee Hsien Loong seeks a renewed mandate to govern amid the coronavirus pandemic that has pummeled the country’s economy. Lee said on Tuesday that he advised President Halimah Yacob to dissolve parliament and issue the writ of election, setting the stage for the upcoming polls. Candidate nominations will take ...

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