Belarus leader says may loosen grip on power – but not yet
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday said the constitution could be “improved” to share some of his powers, but not in the near future.
Former anti-graft chief sentenced to five years for spreading false news
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian military court has sentenced the country’s former anti-corruption chief to five years in prison on charges of spreading false news harmful to the military, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi may need an alliance to rule southern state, poll shows
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Gains by India’s ruling party in a southern state election next month will fall short of a majority, an opinion poll showed, potentially forcing it to seek an alliance to end the rule of the main opposition Congress party in its l…
Indonesia jails former parliament speaker for 15 years for graft
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court on Tuesday jailed a former speaker of parliament for 15 years for his role in causing state losses of around $170 million linked to a national electronic identity card scheme.
Slovak deputy minister Sakova nominated for interior minister
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini has nominated current deputy minister Denisa Sakova to be the new interior minister, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.
Iran warns Trump it might withdraw from Non-Proliferation Treaty
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior Iranian official said on Tuesday that Tehran might quit a treaty designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons if U.S. President Donald Trump scraps the nuclear accord Iran signed with world powers in 2015.
Kremlin: We don’t regard tumult in Armenia as Ukraine-style revolution
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not regard political tumult in Armenia, a close Russian ally, as a Ukraine-style revolution and was pleased that the situation there appeared stable for now.
China unveils monument to South China Sea island building
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has unveiled a monument to mark its construction work in the disputed South China Sea, which has included reclaiming land for artificial islands, the Chinese military’s official newspaper said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Abe says upcoming North Korea summits could mend ties between North, Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said success at upcoming summits North Korea has planned with South Korea and the United States could also mean North Korea and Japan could normalize ties, the South’s presidential Blue House said on …
Iran warns Trump to remain in nuclear deal or ‘face severe consequences’
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stay in the nuclear deal Tehran signed with world powers in 2015, or face “severe consequences”, as other signatories stepped up efforts to save the ag…
