World briefs

CHINA-INDIA China lashed out at India for hosting the Dalai Lama near their disputed border, warning yesterday that the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit has touched on the political foundation of the Asian giants’ relationship. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said bilateral ties will suffer after Indian officials hosted the 81-year-old monk last week in disputed territory and “indulged in provocative political statements.”

MALAYSIA The six-decade rule of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition may finally be nearing an end, according to Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister. Once a staunch Najib ally, the 91-year-old Mahathir Mohamad has spent the last two years campaigning for his removal amid corruption allegations.

MYANMAR A top Myanmar official said that a U.N. agency’s resolution to have an international mission probe alleged human rights abuses by government security forces in troubled Rakhine state is unwanted and unconstructive.

IRAN Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has defied the advice of the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and registered to run again for the nation’s presidency.

SERBIA Police have rounded up more than 200 migrants in the country’s north following reports of alleged attacks against the local population.

FRANCE With a bleed-the-rich video game and suggestions of a “Frexit,” French far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is rattling financial markets by rising in polls just 11 days before the country’s presidential vote.

BRITAIN-EU European Union states are unlikely to ratify a post-Brexit trade deal with the British government should the U.K. seek to recast itself as a regulation-light “Singapore-on-Thames,” according to the EU’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said she would rather have no deal than a bad deal with the EU.

BRAZIL President Michel Temer is vowing to keep the government running following a bombshell announcement that several of his ministers, both leaders of Congress and numerous allies are under investigation for corruption.

VENEZUELA’s opposition yesterday cheered videos of the country’s president apparently being heckled at a public event amid a second week of daily protests. Nicolas Maduro was touring the poor eastern state of Bolivar when a crowd appeared to turn on him.