The world’s largest election is drawing to a close. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/hybtZwj
Australia has “security anxieties” in its relationship with China even as trade ties have stabilized, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said, as he called on Beijing to uphold the global rules-based order. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/dcYQbhT
Thailand’s parliament will convene a special session this month as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin seeks to speed up approval of a budget bill to revive growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/blDJXLZ
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told political and defense leaders in Singapore that US ties with China are improving, but spent the bulk of his speech talking about all the partnerships Washington is strengthening in the region as a hedge against Beijing. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/du2QpBU
American Airlines Group Inc. and the union for its flight attendants will continue contract negotiations at the direction of federal mediators, extending a deadline that would have made a strike more likely. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/TdSA46k
Senior defense officials from around the world are in Singapore for a security forum to discuss a host of fractious issues including Taiwan, China’s relationship with Russia, and tensions in the South China Sea. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/ugv1o84
President Joe Biden vetoed a congressional resolution that would strike down US Securities and Exchange Commission guidance that the crypto industry says has stymied its ability to work with banks. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/4lIkZoc
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/q1BPESe
A former US Department of Agriculture official testified that Senator Bob Menendez told him in 2019 to “stop interfering” with a constituent who had obtained an Egyptian monopoly to certify US meat exports. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/68c5YTi
The Conservatives promised a funding boost of £600 million ($764 million) for UK towns, including in a number of seats where the party has previously fought close races with Labour and the Scottish National Party. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/CLJ5ARH