Pakistan’s army criticized former premier Imran Khan for accusing one of their senior officials of orchestrating assassination attempts against him and challenged the ex-cricket star to address the matter in court.
Australia is headed for its first budget surplus since 2008 as windfall tax revenue from a fully employed economy and elevated commodity export prices combine to swell the government’s coffers.
Mexico’s Supreme Court annulled part of a reform of the country’s electoral rules that had been sponsored by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a setback for the Latin American leader who has sought to overhaul the national election regulator before his term ends in 2024.
The European Union is pitching member states on a new package of sanctions that for the first time would extend strict trade curbs to several Chinese companies as it seeks to crack down on firms that are supplying Russia with banned products.
The top Democrat on the House China committee said he wants to keep a bipartisan approach, even as relations between the parties grow more fractious with the approach of the 2024 elections.
The UK is raising pressure on financial regulators to do more to boost growth, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces criticism of the country’s business climate.
Thai investors are pinning their hopes on the general election to revive stocks in Asia’s worst-performing market this year, as parties across the spectrum promise tens of billions of dollars in economic stimulus.
Conservative attorney Sidney Powell recently prevailed against an ethics case in Texas tied to her failed legal fight to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump — even as she faces a new complaint in Michigan.
A New York judge barred Donald Trump from posting evidence from his criminal case on social media, restricting the former president’s ability to make public statements about charges alleging he directed hush-money payments to an adult film actress.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has expelled a Chinese envoy from Canada, a move that could prompt economic or diplomatic backlash from President Xi Jinping.
