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HK police say homemade bomb targeted officers

Bloomberg Hong Kong police said a radio-controlled improvised explosive device was detonated near a police car on Sunday evening, the first time one has been used during months of unrest. The device was set off in Mong Kok in Kowloon about 10 meters (33 feet) away from a police car that had come to the scene to clear barricades, Suryanto ...

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Johnson uses Queen’s speech to set out election platform

Bloomberg Boris Johnson set out his ambitions for governing Britain with an outline plan for what he will do if he wins the general election that’s expected to be triggered within weeks. The British prime minister promised a focus on domestic issues if he can “get Brexit done,” as he used the pomp and ceremony of a speech to Parliament ...

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India court halts JSW’s $2.8b purchase of Bhushan Power

Bloomberg An Indian court temporarily halted JSW Steel Ltd’s $2.8 billion purchase of insolvent Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, a move that hurts the South Asian nation’s effort to clean up the world’s worst bad-debt pile. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ordered a freeze on payment by the Sajjan Jindal-led mill and took objection to the Enforcement Directorate, ...

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