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Moscow court prolongs detention of Ukraine sailors

11:14 pm May 27, 2019

Moscow: A Moscow court on Monday upheld extending the arrest of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off Crimea last year, defying an international tribunal that had urged their immediate release. The Moscow City Court declined an appeal against the extension of the sailors’ detention until July, filed by their lawyers. Russia in November fired on and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels, capturing two dozen sailors […]

Suspect arrested after Lyon bomb attack that wounded 13

8:23 pm May 27, 2019

Paris: French police have arrested a suspect following a blast in the city of Lyon that wounded 13 people last week, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Monday. Castaner announced the development on Twitter. A statement later from Paris prosecutors, who handle all terrorism-related cases, said a 24-year-old was arrested in Lyon and has been placed […]

Palme d’Or win will help people learn more about Korean films: Bong Joon-ho

8:07 pm May 27, 2019

Cannes: Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, who became the first South Korean director to win Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or award for his film “Parasite”, hopes this will inspire people to learn more about the cinema from his country. The director, best known for his films such as “Memories of Murder”, “The Host” and “Snowpiercer”, said […]

8 in the fray to replace Theresa May as British PM

4:24 pm May 26, 2019

London: At least eight candidates have joined the fray to battle it out to take over the reins from British Prime Minister Theresa May as the UK’s ruling Conservative Party leadership contest gets underway. May had announced her resignation earlier this week and is set to formally step down as Tory leader and PM on […]

UK PM frontrunner wants ‘even closer’ partnership with India

11:49 pm May 25, 2019

London: Britain’s frontrunner in the prime ministerial race, Boris Johnson, wants an “even closer” partnership between India and the UK after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “emphatic” victory. Johnson is the former foreign secretary in the Cabinet led by Theresa May, who is set to formally resign on June 7 triggering a leadership contest for the […]