Belarus opposition figure ordered held for 10 days - reuters.com

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus jailed two opposition leaders for 10 days on Tuesday as the government pursued a crackdown on the few figures still at large, while schoolteachers led a new protest of thousands against President Alexander Lukashenko.

Despite most major opposition figures being in jail or exile, Lukashenko has so far failed to put down protests against his 26-year-old rule, more than two weeks after an election his opponents say was rigged.

Olga Kovalkova and Siarhei Dyleuski were brought to separate courts where they were each

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England call up Maguire despite arrest and trial in Greece - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was withdrawn from England’s Nations League squad on Tuesday after a Greek court found him guilty of multiple charges following a brawl on the island of Mykonos last week.

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League Semi Final - Sevilla v Manchester United - RheinEnergieSTADION, Cologne, Germany - August 16, 2020 Manchester United's Harry Maguire reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Ina

Iran's Rouhani: Talks possible if U.S. returns to 2015 nuclear deal - Reuters

DUBAI (Reuters) - If the United States wants an agreement with Iran, it must first come back to Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with six powers that Washington abandoned two years ago, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

“Washington’s maximum pressure policy on Iran has failed 100%...


Wirecard lays off more than half of remaining staff in Germany - Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The collapsed payments company Wirecard ( WDIG.DE ) has let go more than half of its remaining staff in Germany and terminated the contracts of its management board members, its insolvency administrator said.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions, is pictured at its headquarters in Aschheim, near Munich, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo

News of the layoffs came as Wirecard


Sudan says transitional government not mandated to normalise ties with Israel: spokesman - Reuters

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that the country’s transitional government was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel, its cabinet spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.

Hamdok reaffirmed the importance of separating normalisation of ties from a U.S. decision on removing Sudan’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, Faisal Saleh said.

Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Aidan Lewis and Alison Williams


France concerned about Iran's 'destabilising activities': Le Drian - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Affair Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

PARIS (Reuters) - France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Iranian counterpart he was concerned about what he called Iran’s destabilising activities in the region, Le Drian’s office said on Tuesday.

Le Drian also told Mohammad Javad Zarif during a phone call on Monday night he was concerned about the end of


Johnson 'really pleased' with work done to reopen schools - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he was “really pleased” by the work done to prepare schools for reopening next week, a test of his government after it failed to get children back to class earlier this year.

Johnson, whose Conservative government has come under fire for how it has tackled education during the coronavirus crisis, said it was “crucial” for all children to return to school and that he would look at medical evidence to see whether he should change the government’s


Indian government consumption key to growth in economy amid pandemic, central bank says - Reuters India

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian government spending will support the economy during the pandemic, but private consumption will be needed to drive any economic recovery once the coronavirus threat eases, the central bank said on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai, India, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo

“An assessment of aggregate demand during the year so far suggests that the shock to consumption is severe


JPMorgan would need to pay $1 billion for full ownership of China mutual fund JV - Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - JPMorgan ( JPM.N ) would need to pay $1 billion for full ownership of its Chinese mutual fund venture, a statement on the Shanghai United Asset and Equity Exchange showed on Tuesday, a price tag that analysts said was expensive.

FILE PHOTO: A woman passes by a JPMorgan Chase bank in Times Square in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

JPMorgan’s asset management business is to buy the


Hong Kong activist warns West to shun Chinese technology ties - Reuters

ROME (Reuters) - Chinese businesses like Huawei Technologies Co pose a threat to the West, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said on a visit to Italy on Tuesday, shortly before the Italian foreign minister was due to meet China’s top diplomat.

Exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law holds a placard outside the Italian Foreign Ministry, ahead of a meeting between Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio and his Chinese counterpart,Wang Yi, in Rome, Italy August 25, 2020