Kremlin blames imminent demise of nuclear pact on Washington
The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted an impending U.S. move to stop complying with a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia and accused Washington of failing to listen or negotiate to avoid such an outcome.
Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar’s top court as rights group decries ‘fear’
Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against their conviction, as a rights group said the government wielded repressive laws against peaceful critic…
With mood volatile, Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa dismissed rumors of a rift with his deputy, which have gathered momentum since he promised action in response to a brutal security crackdown that began last month while he was abroad.
Israeli attorney general says he can rule on Netanyahu indictment before election
Israel’s attorney general said on Friday there was no legal reason to prevent him from indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges before an election on April 9, should he decide such a move was warranted.
India government steps up rural funding, cuts tax in pre-election budget
India’s Hindu nationalist-led government pledged 750 billion rupees ($10.56 billion) to support farm incomes and reduced the tax burden for middle class voters on Friday, hoping to refind favor with its last budget before a general election.
Backstop is only solution to Irish border issue: German justice minister
The European Union does not see any solution to resolving the issue of Irish border arrangements after Brexit other than having a backstop, German justice minister Katarina Barley said on Friday.
Disappearing textbook highlights debate in China over academic freedom
A constitutional law textbook written by one China’s best-known reform-minded legal scholars has been pulled from book shops, apparently the latest text to run afoul of a government campaign against “Western influence”.
Brexit: Article 50 delay would need purpose – Irish Europe minister
Britain must set out its goals if it wants to get an extension to the Brexit timescale to try to reach a deal to leave the European Union, Ireland’s Europe Minister Helen McEntee said on Friday.
Plane skids off icy taxiway at Japan’s Narita airport
A Japan Airlines jet carrying 201 passengers and crew skidded off an icy taxiway after landing at Tokyo’s Narita airport on Friday, forcing the temporary closure of one runway.
Austria sees likelihood of hard Brexit: foreign minister
Austria sees a heightened risk that Britain will fall out of the European Union without an agreement to avoid a hard economic crash, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday.
