Protests planned for Modi’s US visit over India’s human rights

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. rights groups plan protests next week against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington over what they call India’s deteriorating human rights record, even though experts do not expect Washington to be publicly critical of New Delhi. The Indian American Muslim Council, Peace Action, Veterans for Peace…

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Blinken, Singapore foreign minister share pessimism on situation in Myanmar

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There has been no sign of improvement in the political situation in Myanmar since the 2021 coup, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said following a meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said he shared his counterpart’s pessimism. Singapore is a member of the Association…

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No new questioning of JPMorgan CEO Dimon in Epstein case -US judge

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, will not have to sit for a second deposition in the U.S. Virgin Islands’ lawsuit over the bank’s work for Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and sex offender. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan on Friday denied “in its entirety”…

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