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S’pore’s Lee warns US against isolating China over Ukraine

Bloomberg Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned the US against isolating China over the war in Ukraine by framing it as a battle between democracies and autocracies, which would complicate an already fraught relationship between the two powers. “You have to be very careful not to define the problem with Ukraine in such a way that automatically, China is ...

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Macron zeroes in on Le Pen’s Putin links

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron ramped up his campaign for a second term, with his allies zeroing in on rival candidate Marine Le Pen’s links to Russia’s Vladimir Putin. As the second round of campaigning began on Monday ahead of a final vote in two weeks’ time, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said voters have a choice between an “ally ...

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Jokowi dismisses term extension plan as thousands set to protest

  Bloomberg Indonesian President Joko Widodo appeared to dismiss a plan floated by senior cabinet official to extend his time in office as thousands of university students are set to protest in Jakarta over the move along with the rising costs of basic goods. Rumours have persisted for months that the leader known as Jokowi could seek to amend the ...

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