POLITICS
Negotiations after Pakistan elections return hung parliament. Independent candidates backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan won the most seats and are looking for allies to form government. Ex Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party won 75 seats, and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's party 54 seats.
Malaysiaâs top court strikes out 16 Islamic laws in landmark case. The provisions of Kelantanâs Sharia criminal code declared âvoid and invalidâ included incest, gambling, and sexual harassment. It is possible the decision will affect similar sharia laws in other parts of Muslim-majority countries.âŻ
Ex-president Bolsonaro to surrender passport as Brazil probes 'coup'. Tens of thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the Presidential Palace, Congress and Supreme Court, calling for the military to oust veteran leftist Lula, alleging that the election was stolen.
Ex-PM Stubb wins Finnish presidency, narrowly defeating Haavisto. Stubb, the centre-right candidate, was prime minister in 2014-2015 and will become the 13th president of Finland since the Nordic countryâs independence from the Russian empire in 1917.
Taiwanese ally Guatemala seeking to build trade ties with China. Guatemala is one of 12 nations with formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and the Central American nation is now seeking to find a Chinese market for their domestic products.
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