Politics Headlines
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Confident of poll win, Modi's alliance promises to boost India's economy
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling coalition has promised to rev up growth, double farmers' income and boost infrastructure spending in the next five years after exit polls showed it would retain power when general election votes are counted on Thursday.
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Confident of poll win, Modi's alliance promises to boost India's economy
NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - India's ruling coalition has promised to rev up growth, double farmers' income and boost infrastructure spending in the next five years after exit polls showed it would retain power when general election votes are counted on Thursday.
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Italy's Salvini says government will not collapse after EU vote: paper
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday that the government will not collapse after European parliament elections on May 26, seeking to quell fears of an imminent political crisis.
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Japan woos Trump with pomp and circumstance, looks to avoid trade battle
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will treat U.S. President Donald Trump to an imperial banquet, front row seats at a sumo tournament and a trip to the country's biggest warship on a state visit as Tokyo seeks to avoid a bust-up over trade.
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Magnitude 3.4 quake hits gas field region of north Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the north Dutch region of Groningen, home to one of Europe's largest natural gas fields, early on Wednesday, Dutch meteorology institute KNMI said.
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UPDATE 1-Jakarta governor says six dead in Indonesia post-election unrest
JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta on Tuesday night after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won last month's election, the governor of the Indonesian capital said.
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Japan woos Trump with pomp and circumstance, looks to avoid trade battle
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will treat U.S. President Donald Trump to an imperial banquet, front row seats at a sumo tournament and a trip to the country's biggest warship on a state visit as Tokyo seeks to avoid a bust-up over trade.
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Brazil eyes another round of budget freezes, weighing on economy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government is expected to announce another round of budget freezes on Wednesday, raising the risk of pushing the country's already weak economy closer to recession and adding to political pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Japan's sumo fans welcome Trump Trophy but wish he'd sit cross-legged
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump can expect a warm welcome from the sumo wrestling community when he presents a custom-made "Trump Award" to the winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26.
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Half of American adults expect war with Iran 'within next few years': Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) - Half of all Americans believe that the United States will go to war with Iran "within the next few years," according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll released on Tuesday amid increased tensions between the two countries.
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