Beirut / AFP US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Tuesday for more cooperation with India on security and trade as the world’s two biggest democracies try to strengthen ties, in part to counter China’s rising influence. Kerry also said he was hopeful of moving ahead on a deal to provide nuclear energy assistance to India, as the nations seek …

  Berlin / AFP Germany’s EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger raised doubts on Tuesday about whether Britain would leave the bloc, saying he wouldn’t bet on “Brexit”. Oettinger told Germany’s daily Bild that he assumed June’s referendum outcome in favour of Britain exiting the EU was “binding”. “But it is possible that public opinion will tip if the economic situation in …

  Naypyidaw / AFP Fresh fighting between ethnic minority rebels and Myanmar’s military is overshadowing an upcoming peace conference led by Aung San Suu Kyi’s new civilian government, people involved in the talks said on Tuesday. The five-day gathering, which officially opens on Wednesday, is Suu Kyi’s first big drive to end multiple insurgencies that have raged in Myanmar’s borderlands …