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Russia expected to expel about one-third of German diplomats

BLOOMBERG Russia will cut staff limits for German diplomatic missions and expel about one-third of Berlin’s diplomats currently working in the country, foreign ministry in Moscow said. The ministry said the move was meant to “mirror” the recent expulsion of Russian diplomats from Germany. Relations between the former major trading partners continue to deteriorate as President Vladimir Putin’s war against ...

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Indian police arrest fugitive Sikh separatist preacher

BLOOMBERG Amritpal Singh, a fugitive Sikh separatist leader, surrendered to the Indian police in the state of Punjab, ending a tense weeks-long chase. The self-styled preacher, who has tried to revive a banned movement to create an independent state of Khalistan, was arrested in Moga, according to a tweet from Punjab police. The search for Singh, 30, prompted police to ...

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Japan’s ruling party faces tight races in clue to election

BLOOMBERG Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party won at least one of five Japanese by-elections but faced close races in the others, public broadcaster NHK said, with the results seen as key to his decision on election timing. The premier’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is fighting to keep the three seats it previously held of the five. Managing to ...

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