Global defense leaders descending on Singapore this weekend confronted conflicting visions of the region: the US touted expanding military exercises and partnerships across the Indo-Pacific, while China criticized “outside forces” for interfering with peace and stability. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/PXVjagb
Jacob Zuma, who led South Africa for almost nine scandal-tainted years before being ousted by the governing African National Congress, may now play a major role in the country’s political future. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/8nCoHE0
Icelandic entrepreneur and investor Halla Tomasdottir was elected as the Nordic country’s president in a victory over former premier Katrin Jakobsdottir. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/fFZC4el
Leaders of the Conservative and Labour parties launched their mobile election campaigns Saturday as they stepped up efforts to win over voters ahead of the UK general elections next month. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/7im8B0V
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Asian leaders to join a summit this month to discuss his country’s peace blueprint, arguing that forging a path to end Russia’s war would help alleviate global instability. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/PDJFALC
The pop group behind New Labour’s 1997 victory anthem Things Can Only Get Better has joined many other artists in requesting political parties refrain from using their songs. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/BQbczif
Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/NQHz87x
Former president Donald Trump has joined TikTok, embracing a China-based app he once tried to ban in the US, Politico reported. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/46zvOhL
North Korea has sent hundreds of rubble-filled balloons across the border over the past week, according to Seoul officials, in retaliation for anti-Pyongyang leaflets being floated into the North by South Korean activists last month. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/K6kYbC8
Whichever political party wins the UK general election on July 4, a massive debt hangover is in store, severely limiting what the poll-leading Labour Party or governing Conservatives can do in office. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/IEnvkdq