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China accuses US of 'bullying tactics', regrets Iran's uranium enrichment move

Iran on Sunday announced to boost the enrichment of the uranium beyond the limits set by the landmark 2015 nuclear deal as a protest against President Donald Trump's decision in May to pull the US out of the deal. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32bs6xv

UK regrets leak of memos calling Trump administration 'inept'

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UN rights chief 'shocked' by conditions at US migrant detention centres

"As a paediatrician, but also as a mother and a former head of State, I am deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions," the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said in a statement. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xyRrDH

Greek election winner being sworn in as prime minister

Mitsotakis' New Democracy party won 39.8% of the vote, giving him 158 seats in the 300-member parliament, a comfortable governing majority. Tsipras' Coalition of the Radical Left, or Syriza, garnered 31.5%. The extremist right-wing Golden Dawn, Greece's third largest party during the height of the financial crisis, failed to make the 3% threshold to enter parliament. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JjjqxM

Greek election winner being sworn in as prime minister

Mitsotakis' New Democracy party won 39.8% of the vote, giving him 158 seats in the 300-member parliament, a comfortable governing majority. Tsipras' Coalition of the Radical Left, or Syriza, garnered 31.5%. The extremist right-wing Golden Dawn, Greece's third largest party during the height of the financial crisis, failed to make the 3% threshold to enter parliament. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JjjqxM

Iran vows to respond to UK detaining oil tanker

The tanker's seizure "will not be tolerated by us and will not go without a response," said Amir Hatami, as quoted by semi-official news agency ISNA and Tasnim news agency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YFU42m

British Airways fined £183m over computer theft of passenger data

British Airways has been fined more than £183 million after computer hackers last year stole bank details from hundreds of thousands of passengers, its parent group IAG said on Monday. In a statement, IAG said the UK information commissioner's office intends to issue the airline with a penalty notice under the UK Data Protection Act, totalling £183.39 million. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NF953y

Afghan rivals resume talks for peace

Dozens of powerful Afghans resumed talks with the Taliban on Monday in Doha, where a possible ceasefire is on the table along with key issues such as women's rights. Stakes are high for the talks which follow a week of US-Taliban negotiations with both sides eyeing a resolution to the bloody 18-year conflict. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YKXS2w

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece's pro-business 'steamroller'

Three years after taking over the leadership of the conservative New Democracy party once headed by his father, Kyriakos Mitsotakis - the 51-year-old Harvard graduate and former McKinsey consultant - has promised to "steamroll" obstacles to business. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FZSlxA

'Imran Khan wants to avoid expensive hotels during his US trip'

PM Imran Khan wants to stay at Pakistani envoy's official residence in Washington instead of an expensive hotel during his visit to the US to reduce the cost of the trip, a media report has said, amidst an austerity drive by the government to solve the cash-strapped nation's financial woes. Khan, after assuming office last year, launched several austerity measures. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JxNnJe

Clickety clack, let’s look back: Typewriters make a comeback

For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter - or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric - are but memories. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the US, business is booming as a younger generation discovers the joy of the feel and sound of the typewriter - and older generations admit they never fell out of love with it. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RZ5RWY

Kamala Harris raises $23 million this year

California's powerful India-origin Democratic Senator Kamala Harris has raised more than $23 million since she announced her presidential bid in January. Among over 20 Democratic presidential aspirants, Harris, 54, is running neck to neck with former US vice president Joe Biden, particularly after her impressive show at the first primary debate held recently. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YFvbDY

Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably won Greece's parliamentary elections on Sunday, delivering a blow to leftist PM Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous 4 years in office. With more than 90% of votes counted, Mitsotakis' New Democracy party had 39.8% of the votes, compared to 31.5% for Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XSAaUC

Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably won Greece's parliamentary elections on Sunday, delivering a blow to leftist PM Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous 4 years in office. With more than 90% of votes counted, Mitsotakis' New Democracy party had 39.8% of the votes, compared to 31.5% for Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XSAaUC

Eccentric US tycoon John McAfee plans presidential run... from Cuba

McAfee's immediate goal is to win the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, which advocates for free trade and a sharply reduced federal government. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30jp6xf

Judge rejects opposition blackmail claims over Nawaz verdict

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Jeffrey Epstein, billionaire long accused of molesting minors, is charged

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