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Russian newspapers show solidarity with detained journalist

Ivan Golunov, who works for the independent website Meduza, was beaten and kept in custody for 12 hours without a lawyer after he was stopped by police in Moscow on Thursday. He was transferred to house arrest on Saturday following a public outpouring of support, but he still faces drug dealing charges that could send him to prison for as much as 20 years. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IuJbtu

Tokayev elected Kazakhstan president, police disperse fresh protests

Kazakhstan's interim president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chosen successor of veteran ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev who retains sweeping powers, has won a snap presidential election with nearly 71% of the vote, according to early results on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2F161I9

Nominations set to close in race to be next UK leader

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25 years after murders, OJ says 'Life is fine'

OJ Simpson said he is healthy and happy and neither he nor his children want to look back by talking about June 12, 1994 — when his ex-wife and her friend were killed and Simpson was transformed in the public mind from revered Pro Football Hall of Fame hero to murder suspect. He was released in Oct 2017 after serving nine years for trying to steal back his own memorabilia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XCtpCU

25 years after murders, OJ says 'Life is fine'

In a telephone Interview, Simpson told The Associated Press he is healthy and happy living in Las Vegas. And neither he nor his children want to look back by talking about June 12, 1994 — when his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were killed and Simpson quickly was transformed in the public mind from revered Pro Football Hall of Fame hero to murder suspect. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XCtpCU

Why is Hong Kong's China extradition plan so controversial?

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Brazil's Lula jailed to keep him from 2018 election

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Man on a mediation mission: Japan's Abe heads to Iran

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Why hotel toiletry bottles could be on their way out

Hotel industry officials say the tiny bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body lotions are slowly being replaced by wall-mounted, refillable dispensers, as legislators and hotel establishments try to reduce the environmental effect of plastic waste. The bill, AB 1162, in California aims to scrap single-use plastic bottles at hospitality establishments. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/31la7Va

Trump defends immigration deal with Mexico

Trump defended the agreement reached by US and Mexican negotiators to head off the 5% tax on all Mexican goods that Trump had threatened to impose as he tried to pressure Mexico to do more to stem the flow of Central American migrants across the US southern border. But he also dangled the prospect of renewing his threat if the US ally doesn't cooperate to his liking. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WBs2If

Trump defends immigration deal with Mexico

Trump defended the agreement reached by US and Mexican negotiators to head off the 5% tax on all Mexican goods that Trump had threatened to impose as he tried to pressure Mexico to do more to stem the flow of Central American migrants across the US southern border. But he also dangled the prospect of renewing his threat if the US ally doesn't cooperate to his liking. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WBs2If

Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest

What began as a peaceful protest through the centre of the global financial hub descended into violence early on Monday as several hundred protesters clashed with police, who responded with pepper spray before the standoff ended soon after. The protests plunged Hong Kong into a new political crisis, heaping pressure on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration and her official backers in Beijing. Veteran lawmakers have called on her to resign. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZohkSD

Hundreds protest in Vancouver against Hong Kong extradition plans

Hundreds of people protested outside the Chinese consulate in Vancouver on Sunday against controversial plans to allow extraditions from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland. The demonstrators carried signs against the extradition law and yellow umbrellas as a nod to the series of 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that are known as the "Umbrella Movement." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2wIBFW7

Lakhs of people protest extradition bill, Hong Kong comes to a halt!

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/31il4Xz

Google walkout organiser quits, citing ‘retaliation’

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2K5NSgs

Won’t pay $50bn Brexit bill, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson, the favourite to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s PM, said on Sunday he would withhold payment of the country’s European Union exit bill to try and get a better deal — a move that drew an immediate rebuke from France. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZhI8Uu

Google walkout organiser quits, citing ‘retaliation’

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2K5NSgs

US school may be torn down to shed shooting baggage

In the 20 years since the massacre at Columbine High School, the building has become a macabre tourist attraction for the curious and the obsessed. They travel from as far as Brazil or Japan, hoping to walk the halls, to look for the two teenage gunmen’s lockers. They come every day, and more come with each passing year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2wK48v1

China warns tech giants to defy Trump ban

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Iw3LcU

US school may be torn down to shed shooting baggage

In the 20 years since the massacre at Columbine High School, the building has become a macabre tourist attraction for the curious and the obsessed. They travel from as far as Brazil or Japan, hoping to walk the halls, to look for the two teenage gunmen’s lockers. They come every day, and more come with each passing year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2wK48v1

China warns tech giants to defy Trump ban

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Iw3LcU