Thailand’s Anutin reelected PM after crushing rival in parliamentary vote

Thailand’s Anutin reelected PM after crushing rival in parliamentary vote

Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul reacts at Parliament in Bangkok on March 19, 2026. Chanakarn Laosarakham | Afp | Getty Images Anutin Charnvirakul was reelected Thailand’s prime minister on Thursday after sailing through a parliamentary vote, winning a fresh mandate that could usher in a rare period of stability for…

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Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks represent ‘significant shift’

Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks represent ‘significant shift’

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a party leaders’ debate at the upper house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Takaichi said she hadn’t intended to get into any details of a Taiwan contingency in recent remarks that have been fiercely criticized by China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan…

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Gold loans are thriving in India

Gold loans are thriving in India

Hello, I am Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of Inside India — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. This week, I unpack what’s driving the rapid surge in gold‑loan growth in the world’s second‑largest bullion market. Loans against gold are…

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HDFC Bank shares fall 5% as part-time chair of India’s largest private bank resigns over ‘ethics’

HDFC Bank shares fall 5% as part-time chair of India’s largest private bank resigns over ‘ethics’

The merger between HDFC Bank and HDFC now makes the entity the world’s fourth largest bank. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of India’s HDFC Bank slid 5% Thursday after Atanu Chakraborty, its part‑time chairman, resigned after flagging governance and ethical concerns within the institution. During an investor call on Thursday, interim part‑time chairman,…

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Australia says fuel supply levels stable, PM against panic buying

Australia says fuel supply levels stable, PM against panic buying

Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, during an address at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday urged Australians to avoid panic buying of petrol and diesel, which he said had led to shortages in some rural regions, and stressed the nation’s fuel supply levels remained stable. Australia is dependent…

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