Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the cabinet are putting in motion plans to reduce his wide-ranging powers as opponents gained momentum in their push to oust his family over mismanagement of the economy. The cabinet approved a proposal by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa — the president’s brother — to return to the 19th amendment of the constitution ...

Bloomberg North Korea appears to have held a military parade as part of celebrations to mark the 90th anniversary of its army founding, an event where it may have displayed its latest weapons to deliver nuclear warheads to the US and its allies. The parade was held in central Pyongyang, NK News and Yonhap News Agency reported, citing unnamed sources. ...

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a visiting South Korean delegation that it was necessary to repair ties between the two neighbours and US allies amid threats to the international order. Kishida reiterated his call for greater strategic cooperation while receiving envoys from President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, according to a statement from Japan’s Foreign Ministry. It wasn’t immediately clear ...