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Dutch PM defends decision not to arrest Russian spies

The Netherlands said Thursday it had immediately expelled the agents from GRU military intelligence in April for trying to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zUzukP

From Crimea to cyber war, Moscow's alleged covert acts

From the appearance of mysterious "green men" on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in February 2014, which preceded its annexation by Russia, to Thursday's indictments of alleged agents in the United States. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QyhGBI

From Crimea to cyber war, Moscow's alleged covert acts

From the appearance of mysterious "green men" on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in February 2014, which preceded its annexation by Russia, to Thursday's indictments of alleged agents in the United States. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QyhGBI

Israel to remove UN Palestinian agency from Jerusalem

​​Mayor Nir Barkat announced in a statement on Thursday a "detailed plan to remove UNRWA from Jerusalem and replace its services with municipal services". UNRWA said such a move would affect its humanitarian operations and installations in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DXUqeE

Cambodia to raise minimum wage for garment workers by $12

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Indonesian parents reunited with son after week of tsunami anguish

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World leaders applaud joint Nobel Peace Prize winners

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Interpol says disappearance of its president is a 'matter for French, China authorities'

"This is a matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China," Interpol's press office said in a statement, adding that the organisation's secretary general, not Meng, was responsible for the day-to-day running of Interpol. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yi1blH

UN blasts India's deportation of Rohingya to Myanmar

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Vietnam jails 5 activists over attempted subversion

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German couple convicted of murder for abusing, killing women

In a case that has drawn national attention, Angelika W, 49, received 13 years in prison from the Paderborn state court and her ex-husband Wilfried W, 48, was sentenced to serve 11 years in psychiatric care, the dpa news agency reported. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IGetx6

Pakistan SC rejects petition seeking police officers bail suspension

After hearing the arguments, the Supreme Court rejected the petition and upheld the bails granted to the two senior police officers. No reason has been found to interfere in the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench August 2017 order to grant bail, the Express Tribune quoted the order passed by the bench as saying. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DZbQrt

Pakistan cancels Indian envoy's lecture in Lahore

An official privy to the development told on Friday that Indian High Commissioner Bisaria was invited by the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) to deliver a lecture on Thursday. The institution that imparts training to civil servants invites academicians, professionals and dignitaries for guest lectures on a regular basis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y2pHrD

France opens probe into missing Chinese head of Interpol: Legal source

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France opens probe into missing Chinese head of Interpol: Legal source

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US Senate braces for key vote on embattled court nominee

A final vote could come Saturday on President Donald Trump's embattled candidate, who if approved would seal a conservative majority on the nine-seat court for decades. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2E2hTLR

US building stronger bonds with nations like India for free and open Indo-Pacific: Mike Pence

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In Macau, Portuguese elites feel squeezed out by Chinese influence

Like neighbouring Hong Kong, Macau operates under China's "one country, two systems" policy. Its Basic Law is supposed to allow a high degree of autonomy and greater liberties like a free press and an independent judiciary. The legal system is broadly based on Portugal's. But influence from the Chinese mainland is squeezing it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y5kWNX

Lavish wedding tests new Mexico government austerity pledge

The beaming newlyweds, Cesar Yanez and Dulce Silva, landed on the cover of the society magazine "Hola!" — and so did President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who attended the nuptials and appeared to be out of place and perhaps uncomfortable. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OChkMN

Japan's Abe attempts to tackle welfare reform in final term as premier

Abe has pledged to come up with a plan to keep older people in the workforce longer and to reduce the financial burden Japan's rapidly ageing population places on the pension system. During his campaign for the leadership vote, Abe said his main priority for economic policy would be to raise the retirement age above 65 and allow the elderly to defer pension payouts beyond the age of 70. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ykba9U

South Korea jails former president Lee for 15 years on bribery, other charges

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Juncker urges EU to battle 'small-minded nationalism'

"The danger looming from the right can easily gain ground when mindless populism and small-minded nationalism are paving the way," Juncker said, recalling the rise of Nazism during the 1930s. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pc156d

Mike Pence paints China as enemy in US election

Pence accused China of waging an "unprecedented effort to influence American public opinion" ahead of critical congressional elections on November 6. "To put it bluntly, President Trump's leadership is working; China wants a different American president," Pence said at the Hudson Institute, a conservative Washington think tank. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Cs6eUW

Nobel Peace Prize for Trump and Kim? Bookies think it is possible

Among the bookmakers, the choice was largely unanimous with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in frontrunners for the prize for their efforts at rapprochement between the two nations. But choosing Kim may be a step too far for the Norwegian committee, given the UN's damning verdict on North Korea's "long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zSe1ZF

White House identifies LeT, TTP as potential threat to US

In addition to ISIS and al-Qaida, dozens of other radical Islamist terrorist groups are working to advance more locally focused insurgent or terrorist campaigns, while still posing a threat to United States persons and interests overseas, said the National Strategy for Counter-terrorism, released by the White House on Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2E0WUJw

Chemical watchdog, MH17 probe: Russia is said to have targeted all

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Fitbit helps cops nab 90-yr-old for stepdaughter’s murder

After Navarra’s body was discovered, detectives questioned her only known next-of-kin, her 92-year-old mother, Adele Aiello, and Anthony. When Navarra’s Fitbit data was compared with video surveillance from her home, police discovered that Aiello’s car was still there when her heart rate stopped being recorded by her Fitbit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IIm8eo

Chemical watchdog, MH17 probe: Russia is said to have targeted all

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US outlines counterterrorism strategy, slams Iran

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