Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a weekly cabinet session by tuning in remotely, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, in a sign the 88-year-old monarch may be better after getting treated for an illness. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/xlW1q8A
Hundreds of cannabis entrepreneurs, farmers and activists rallied in Bangkok and threatened legal action against the Thai government as it pushes ahead with a plan to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic just two years after decriminalizing it. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/EzWZ3BA
Nigel Farage entered the UK election campaign in his trademark fashion on Tuesday, saying Rishi Sunak called an early vote to distract from the failure of his anti-immigration policy and that any support for the prime minister’s ruling Conservative Party on July 4 would be a “wasted vote.” from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/o4cP8Sk
Investor demand surged at South Africa’s weekly government bond sale on Tuesday, a day ahead of a general election that could be pivotal for markets. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/VyEPJYB
Rachel Reeves said a Labour government would prioritize economic stability, workers’ rights and business interests, as she sought to forge a dividing line with the Conservative Party’s “reckless” tax cuts and accused Rishi Sunak of repeating the mistakes of Liz Truss. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/O568FC1
Four-week average flows were down for a third straight week from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/csAl2a9
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for “large-scale” job cuts, three board seats and more conservative voices at BuzzFeed Inc. according to a letter to the company’s board that was reviewed by Bloomberg News. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/MHl6jmG
Rwanda deployed an additional 2,000 soldiers to natural-gas rich Mozambique, where Islamic State-linked violence that’s delayed a $20 billion TotalEnergies SE project for three years has surged in recent months. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/Om8NLgn
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Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people using a new security law for the first time, days ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/rAY7u0z