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…
Philippines apologizes to Kuwait for sovereignty violation over ‘rescue’ of workers
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday formally apologized to Kuwait for actions the latter viewed as violation of its sovereignty after the southeast Asian nation’s embassy “rescued” several overseas workers from employers’ homes, the foreign s…
China fails to get Indian support for Belt and Road ahead of summit
BEIJING (Reuters) – China failed to get India’s support for its ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure project at the end of a foreign ministers’ meeting of a major security bloc on Tuesday, ahead of an ice-breaking trip to China this week by India’s p…
