(Bloomberg) — The Swiss parliamentary vote last week against state guarantees for UBS Group AG’s takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG may prove more than just symbolic, some legal experts have told the Swiss media.
India’s federal investigative agency called in Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday to query him over allegations of irregularities in a new liquor policy — a development that risks escalating political conflict ahead of next year’s general elections.
Conversations with Lula allies past and present show a president marked by the Jan. 8 riots, angry and determined to press his agenda against increasing odds.
Greg Hands, the UK Conservative chair, has warned that his party is expected to lose more than 1,000 seats at the local elections on May 4.
Even as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak braces for a report on whether his second-in-command bullied staff, he’s facing new allegations that a former Cabinet minister from his party berated civil servants.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the setting off of an explosive device at an event he attended on Saturday was “unforgivable,” vowing to continue campaigning for his party ahead of by-elections this month.
Thailand’s main opposition party remains the top choice of voters ahead of a general election next month, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha and his party falling further behind in their bid to retain power, according to an opinion poll.
Nikki Haley’s political committees took in $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2023, but only $5.1 million of it went to her presidential campaign, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Hungary joined Poland in announcing a halt in Ukrainian agricultural imports, saying that duty-free imports from its neighbor in the face of Russia’s invasion are putting Hungarian farmers at risk.
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina has a nest egg that would allow him to seek the Republican nomination.
