BLOOMBERG Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Fumio Kishida returned to the campaign trail after being targeted by an explosive device at an event he attended in central Japan, weeks before he hosts the Group of Seven (G-7) world leaders for a summit. A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion he threw an explosive in Kishida’s direction just as he was ...

BLOOMBERG Thailand’s main opposition party remains the top choice of voters ahead of a general election next month, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha and his party falling further behind in their bid to retain power, according to an opinion poll. Pheu Thai, linked to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, was backed by 47% of the participants in the April 3-7 survey ...

BLOOMBERG Deadly battles between Sudan’s army and a rival paramilitary group spread across the country during a second day of violence, with fatalities rising to at least 56 amid fears of a full-blown civil war. Intense fighting took place at the military’s headquarters in the capital Khartoum, causing parts of the building to catch fire, the army said in a ...