Bloomberg India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi overhauled his cabinet in a bid to repair his dented image as the nation emerges from its devastating Covid-19 outbreak ahead of key state elections. Fifteen cabinet ministers and several junior ministers were sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony in the colonial-era president’s palace in New Delhi on Wednesday. Ruling ...

Bloomberg Sweden’s interim Prime Minister Stefan Lofven won a narrow vote in parliament to form a new coalition government as he seeks to keep the far-right from gaining influence in the largest Nordic nation. Lofven, 63, resigned as prime minister just three weeks ago, following a no-confidence vote triggered by a plan to deregulate rental housing. The vote on Wednesday ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has promoted two senior ministers into his cabinet as he seeks to win over a major coalition partner before the country’s suspended parliament reconvenes later this month. Muhyiddin appointed Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as his deputy, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, while Foreign Minister Hishamuddin Hussein has been promoted ...