Pakistan government deal agreed despite opposition from Imran Khan’s PTI
Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to form a coalition with Shehbaz Sharif selected as candidate for PM.
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Trump's massive China tariff hike seen coming in two steps
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump will likely consider a two-step plan to sharply increase duties on Chinese goods if he is elected president again in November and may threaten Japan and Europe with higher tariffs to force them to open up their markets more to American products.
Pakistan vote elevates Belt and Road critic in key port of Gwadar
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's elections have cemented the rise of a local rights activist in the southwestern port of Gwadar, potentially affecting China's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the area.
World leaders seek ties with Prabowo after Indonesia election
JAKARTA -- World leaders started congratulating Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto after he took a big lead in last week's presidential election, seeking to strengthen relationships with the probable next leader of a country with a growing international presence.
Imran Khan allies call Pakistan-wide protests over alleged vote rigging
ISLAMABAD -- The party of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan is stepping up protests against elections it claims were rigged, even drawing support from an influential ex-rival.
Pakistan's anti-Imran Khan coalition stuck on power-sharing formula
ISLAMABAD -- More than 10 days after Pakistan's elections, two key parties are struggling to finalize a power-sharing arrangement that would allow them to form a coalition government and fend off a large group of independent candidates backed by the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Indonesia election: How Prabowo's big night unfolded
JAKARTA -- Indonesians cast their ballots Wednesday to choose the successor to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the world's largest direct presidential vote.
Prabowo's victory won't bring authoritarian rule back in Indonesia
Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir is the Asian studies subject coordinator at the Asia Institute of the University of Melbourne and the author of "State of Disorder: Privatised Violence and the State in Indonesia."