BEIRUT / Reuters Proposed tighter US sanctions on Hezbollah have been altered enough to allay fears of major damage to Lebanon’s economy, a sign Washington is taking concerns about Lebanese stability seriously, banking and political sources said. But banking figures told Reuters Lebanese authorities should not be complacent as US President Donald Trump’s future stance on Iran and its allies …

Bloomberg The UK’s opposition Labour Party wants Britain to stay in the European Union’s single market for an extended period after it leaves the bloc, a shift in its position that could undermine Prime Minister Theresa May’s efforts to deliver her vision of Brexit. The proposal, which would mean no additional customs or migration controls in March 2019, would allow …

Bloomberg India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned countrymen against taking the law into their own hands in the name of religion, political ideology, faith of a person or culture. Modi spoke in the wake of large-scale rioting and arson in parts of northern India as thousands of followers protested a court ruling that convicted religious leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh …