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Germany's SPD to pick new leader; coalition with Chancellor Angel Merkel on shaky grounds

Two pairs of candidates are running on joint tickets and the choice boils down to whether members want to stick with the grand coalition or rethink

Nov 30, 2019

By Reuters

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Taiwanese and Belizean citizens arrested by China for allegedly meddling in Hong Kong matters

A Belizean citizen was arrested on November 26, and aTaiwanese citizen on October 31, for allegedly interfering in Hong Kong's affairs

Nov 30, 2019

By Jeevan Biswas

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference after the European Union's Informal Summit in Salzburg, Austria, Sept. 20, 2018. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan/IANS)

No intention of pulling out of Mali: French army chief

Thirteen French soldiers were killed on Monday when two helicopters collided after being called in as reinforcement to support the ground soldiers tracking down militants

Nov 30, 2019

By Kierston Gerwin

North Korea slams Japan PM for his comments on artillery test; calls him 'political dwarf'

The reaction from North Korea comes in the wake of Shinzo Abe's remark that the projectiles tested by it were ballistic missiles

Nov 30, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

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"First...have your own brain death checked": Turkish President to French President Macron

In yet another escalation of the war of words between Turkey and France, the Turkish President rebuked his French counterpart's criticism of Turkish occupation of Syrian Kurdish areas

Nov 30, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Hong Kong to witness fresh protests as police pull out of university

Demonstrators announced on social media that they intend to hold protests beginning on Friday and carrying it forward into the next week, and are gathering support for it

Nov 29, 2019

By Jeevan Biswas

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UK PM Johnson implores Donald Trump: please keep out of election

Boris Johnson said that as 'traditional' allies, it would be best if both nations stayed out of each other's elections

Nov 29, 2019

By Reuters

Afghanistan police fire into air above anti-government protesters in Kabul

Thousands protest in Kabul against alleged election fraud

The protesters shouted slogans against Ghani and the election commission, alleging that the poll body was counting invalid votes polled on September

Nov 29, 2019

By IANS

Malta government rejects immunity bid by businessman in journalist murder

Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was blown up with a car bomb in 2017 while working on reports about official corruption

Nov 29, 2019

By Reuters

A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards checks a missile inside an underground depot in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by the official website of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on March 8, 2016

Video: Iranian security forces shoot at protestors with AKs, kill with head shots

The protests, which now have been dubbed as one of the bloodiest in the history of Iran, has been raging since October 1.

Nov 29, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Key witness in Trump impeachment hearing Gordon Sondland accused of sexual assault by three women

Three women accuse Gordon Sondland of sexual assault. The diplomat is the key witness in the Trump impeachment scandal

Nov 29, 2019

By Vinod DSouza

China threatens US after Trump signs law supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters

Hong Kong is part of China and Hong Kong affairs are China's internal affairs where no foreign government or force shall interfere.

Nov 28, 2019

By IANS

Apple Maps: Ukrainians boycott Apple products over inclusion of Crimea in Russia

Apple has angered many Ukrainians with a version of its Maps application that depicts the Crimean peninsula as being part of Russia.

Nov 28, 2019

By Manthan C.

Trump's Thanksgiving Day gift: Proposes to list Mexican cartels as terror groups, irks Mexico

President Trump renewed his call for military intervention in Mexico, following the brutal killing of nine American citizens in Mexico earlier this month.

Nov 28, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Melania Trump booed by students at Youth Opioid Summit in Baltimore

Donald Trump recently labeled Baltimore city a "disgusting rat and rodent infested mess."

Nov 27, 2019

By Suman Varandani

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