Exclusive: Venezuela’s Maduro seeks OPEC help against U.S. sanctions – letter
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has sought OPEC support against U.S. sanctions imposed on his country’s oil industry, citing their impact on oil prices and potential risks for other members of the producer group.
South Korea indicts former top judge for manipulating rulings: agency
South Korean prosecutors indicted a former chief justice on Monday over charges of abusing power and manipulating rulings, including some regarding forced labor during World War Two involving Japanese companies, the Yonhap news agency said.
White House adviser: Trump, Xi meeting still possible: Fox News
U.S. President Trump may still meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the near future, White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway said on Monday, striking a positive note about the possibility of a U.S.-China a trade deal.
‘It’s like Indira’s come back’: India’s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty rolls on
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the latest entrant into politics from India’s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, made her debut on Monday with a roadshow drawing thousands to see her in the most populous state, months before a general election due to be held by May.
Iran warns it would ‘raze Tel Aviv to the ground’ if attacked by U.S.: IRNA
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that Iran would demolish cities in Israel to the ground if the United States attacked the Islamic Republic.
Spain’s Socialist legislature to be cut short if budget fails: party official
If Spain’s parliament rejects the 2019 budget proposal, the current minority Socialist legislature, due to end in 2020, would be cut short, the party’s Deputy Secretary General Adriana Lastra said on Monday.
Spain’s PM may call early election for April 14: EFE
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is considering calling an early national election for April 14, state-owned news agency EFE reported on Monday citing unnamed government sources.
Bulgaria examines possible link between Skripal, Sofia poisonings
Bulgaria is investigating a possible link between a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in England in 2018 and the poisoning of an arms dealer in Sofia in 2015.
More than 100 dead after drinking bootleg alcohol in India
More than 100 people died in two Indian states after drinking bootleg alcohol, police and media said on Monday, in the worst such case in years.
Iran vaunts military, exults at U.S. ‘dismay’ as revolution turns 40
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched and some burned U.S. flags on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the triumph of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Shi’ite cleric who toppled the Shah in an Islamic Revolution that rattles the West to this da…
