Bloomberg Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s 31st prime minister in a short ceremony in Canberra, taking office with a promise of swift action on climate change, greater gender equality and improved wage growth. Albanese moved quickly to be sworn in as Australia’s next leader as the PM is expected to fly out to Japan to take part ...

Bloomberg The latest test of former President Donald Trump’s sway over Republican voters will wrap up Tuesday night in Georgia’s primaries. So far, it’s not looking good. Former US Senator David Perdue, whom Trump tapped to oust incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp, has more than a 20 percentage point disadvantage in polls, in a race Trump once called a top ...

Bloomberg The United Nations’ human rights chief told diplomats her trip to Xinjiang wouldn’t be an “investigation,” in an apparent attempt to manage expectations of her landmark visit to China. Michelle Bachelet said her trip aimed to promote, protect and respect human rights, according two people who attended the video call with some 100 participants, who were mostly Beijing-based diplomats. ...