MUMBAI, May 4 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was on course to win two of four crucial state elections on Monday, expanding its influence and weakening its key rival half-way into his third term in office. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to return to power in the eastern state of Assam …
VIENNA, May 4 (Reuters) – Austria declared three Russian diplomats personae non gratae over an “antenna forest” on the rooves of diplomatic buildings that could be used for spying, the government said on Monday. “It is unacceptable that diplomatic immunity be used to commit espionage,” Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said in a statement confirming that …
ISLAMABAD, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. has evacuated 22 crew members held aboard an Iranian container vessel to Pakistan and will hand them over to Iranian authorities on Monday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said, calling the move a “confidence-building measure”. • Iranian-flagged Touska, part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) that has …
BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) – European nations have “gotten the message” from U.S. President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are being implemented, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday. Trump has accused some NATO nations of not doing enough to support the United States in …
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — European leaders on Monday said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s snap decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europe must take care of its own security. The Pentagon announced last week that it would pull some 5,000 troops …
By Alistair Smout and Marissa Davison LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – In the Labour stronghold of Hackney in east London, human rights lawyer Nadeshda Jayakody is one of many voters switching to the Green Party, a trend among urban progressives that could cost British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dearly in the capital. As Starmer’s Labour …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States kicked off an effort to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, as it tries to counter economic disruptions that outlasted the peak of fighting with no peace deal in sight. A day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he called “Project Freedom,” …
LONDON (AP) — Working from home is the new normal for millions of people in the U.K., and Surrey County Cricket Club has spotted an opportunity to galvanize attendance at its south London ground. Surrey, one of the most successful teams in England, is encouraging hybrid workers to come and do their jobs at The …
SINGAPORE, May 4 (Reuters) – The leaders of Singapore and New Zealand signed an agreement to keep their supply chains open during times of crisis on Monday, and said they hoped the agreement would be a model for other countries to create a network of trusted partners. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon witnessed the signing with …
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears is set to be arraigned in a California courtroom Monday morning after prosecutors charged her with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. But it will probably be only her lawyer who appears in front of a Ventura County judge. Prosecutors charged the 44-year-old pop superstar with one …