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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and his legislator son Faris Maumoon, were released by the high court in Male after they mounted fresh appeals against their controversial convictions. The release followed appeals from President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Orpjfy

Jean-Claude Arnault, a French citizen who is a major cultural figure in Sweden, is at the center of a sex abuse and financial crimes scandal that has tarnished the academy and forced it to take a year off in its deliberations. The 72-year-old is now on trial in Stockholm, facing two counts of rape of a woman seven years ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ncqo6f

At current levels of greenhouse gas emissions, for example, the Earth's surface will heat up beyond the 1.5C threshold by 2040.A crescendo of deadly heatwaves, floods, wildfires and superstorms engorged by rising seas — with less than 1C warming so far — has convinced scientists that the danger cursor needed to be reset. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DImbYO

The June deal would end a dispute dating from the early 1990s when Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia. Greece argued use of the term implied territorial ambitions on its own province of the same name, and blocked the country's efforts to join NATO. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RcSDVY

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With opposition parties weak, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are likely to extend their almost three decades of sharing power. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NafmPa

Donald Trump said that he had received an "extraordinary letter" from Kim, and sounded optimistic about prospects for a second summit between the two leaders "fairly quickly." The US president was speaking at a West Virginia rally in support of local candidates for his Republican Party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NNI5hI

A year after the contested October 1, 2017 referendum, disagreements over separatism have deepened in the wealthy northwestern region of Spain, which is home to some 7.5 million people and has its own distinct language. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y3O4Ei

A year after the contested October 1, 2017 referendum, disagreements over separatism have deepened in the wealthy northwestern region of Spain, which is home to some 7.5 million people and has its own distinct language. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y3O4Ei

The name adopted by Macedonia at independence 27 years ago is also that of a large region in Greece that evokes national pride as the cradle of Alexander the Great's ancient empire. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Nbb36a

The name change is an effort to overcome a 27-year-old argument with neighbouring Greece, which has refused to recognise Macedonia's name since the Balkan country declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Athens argues that the name belongs solely to its own northern province called Macedonia, and accuses its Balkan neighbour of harbouring territorial ambitions. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IrlAcv

The name change is an effort to overcome a 27-year-old argument with neighbouring Greece, which has refused to recognise Macedonia's name since the Balkan country declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Athens argues that the name belongs solely to its own northern province called Macedonia, and accuses its Balkan neighbour of harbouring territorial ambitions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IrlAcv

In late 2015, China passed a new anti-terrorism law that allows the military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations, though experts have said Beijing faces big practical and diplomatic problems to actually execute such an action. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Oirx0X

Pakistani officials say they remain committed to Chinese investment but want to push harder on price and affordability while re-orientating the CPEC — for which Beijing has pledged about $60 billion in infrastructure funds - to focus on projects that deliver social development in line with Imran Khan's election platform. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Iq74BY

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