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Russia jails Polish citizen for 14 years on spy charges

9:05 pm June 25, 2019

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday sentenced a Polish citizen to 14 years in prison camps on spying charges, Moscow’s FSB security service said. Marian Radzajewski tried to bring military information that included “state secrets” from Russia to Poland, the FSB said in a statement. He also tried to obtain “secret components of Russian S-300 air defence […]

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Next British PM to be announced July 23: Conservative Party

9:03 pm June 25, 2019

London: The winner of the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of Britain’s ruling Conservatives and prime minister will be announced on July 23, the ruling party said Tuesday. Former foreign minister Boris Johnson is the favourite in the race, battling Britain’s current top diplomat, Jeremy Hunt. The two candidates were chosen from a […]

Kazakh town evacuated after deadly munitions depot blast

11:09 pm June 24, 2019

Nur-Sultan: Kazakh officials evacuated a town in the south of the country Monday as a series of explosions at a nearby munitions depot killed one person and injured more than 30, officials said. At least 31 people were treated in hospitals in the southern Turkestan region after the blasts at the depot, near the town […]

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French ‘cleavage’ campaign hits back at street harassers

10:57 pm June 24, 2019

Paris: A Frenchwoman has sparked an outpouring of solidarity on Twitter after hitting back at insults over her cleavage by posting a picture of herself wearing a low-cut top. More than 4,000 people “liked” the tweet posted last week by a young woman with the account @c3lineb, who works in a laboratory according to her Twitter profile and has just 444 […]

UK falling behind in race to engage with India, warns UK Parliament inquiry

1:09 pm June 24, 2019

London: The UK is falling behind in the global race to engage with India as it has failed to adjust its strategy to fit India’s enhanced influence and power on the world stage, a new British parliamentary inquiry report concluded on Monday. The report ‘Building Bridges: Reawakening UK-India ties’, released to coincide with the first-ever […]