Malaysia’s Mahathir quits but asked to stay as interim PM
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad unexpectedly resigned as prime minister on Monday, leaving the Southeast Asian nation in political turmoil, but the country’s monarch asked him to stay on as interim premier until a successor is appointed.
Explainer: Malaysia’s political maneuvering after PM Mahathir quits
Malaysia’s 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned on Monday, plunging the country into political turmoil less than two years after a surprise election victory.
Myanmar students face charges over internet shutdown protest: student union
A Myanmar student union said on Monday police were seeking to press charges against nine of its members for organizing a protest against an eight-month-long internet shutdown in the restive west of the country.
Europeans, Britain, China, Russia to meet Iran in Vienna on Feb. 26
China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain will meet with Iran in Vienna on Feb. 26 to discuss how to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the European Commission said in a statement on Tuesday.
Citizenship law demonstrators clash in Delhi with Trump due
Indian police used tear gas and smoke grenades in New Delhi on Monday to disperse thousands of people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law just before U.S. President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to the city.
Merkel’s crisis-hit CDU sets April 25 congress to pick new leader: sources
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats will convene a special congress on April 25 to pick a new leader, participants at a meeting of top CDU officials said on Monday as they sought to resolve a crisis shaking the party’s hold on power.
South Korea seeks ‘speedy resumption’ of U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks
South Korea’s foreign minister called on Monday for a quick resumption of stalled U.S.-North Korean nuclear talks, adding that her government stood ready to engage with Pyongyang to facilitate dialogue.
Lesotho PM in court on suspicion of murdering wife, requests immunity
Lesotho’s high court will decide if Prime Minister Thomas Thabane can claim immunity from a charge that he murdered his wife prior to marrying his present spouse in a case that has gripped this tiny southern African country.
Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq report coronavirus cases linked to Iran
Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all people who had been in Iran, which raised its toll from the disease to 12 dead and 61 infected.
UK PM Johnson has full confidence in his interior minister: spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has full confidence in his interior minister, Priti Patel, and she has a “strong” working relationship with the main domestic intelligence agency MI5, a spokesman for Johnson said on Monday.
