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Boris Johnson's 'serious mistake' could extend British woman's prison sentence in Iran
Despite earlier assurances from the Iranian foreign ministry... The British-Iranian, of Fortune Green Road, was later sentenced to five years at a secret trial on charges of plotting against Iran . It said: "On 1 November he said that Nazanin was "training journalists" in Iran..." The Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights claims that Mr Johnson's comments are proof that Nazanin wa... [Full Article...]
Tropical depression forms in Atlantic, forecasters say
Tropical Depression 19 has formed in the deep Atlantic. "A significantly faster north to north-northeast motion is expected during the next couple of days", the hurricane center said in its latest advisory, issued shortly before 10 a.m. It's been a while since the Atlantic has seen an "R" named storm. As of right now we should expect this system to remain below hurricane status, but make sure to... [Full Article...]
All transactions were fully disclosed, says Sinha on Paradise Papers
Due to the prevailing regulation in these countries, which require any company to have at least two shareholders, I hold 1 share each in these companies for which the beneficial interest has been declared in favour of Security and Intelligence Services (India) Limited and SIS International Holdings Limited, the 100% shareholders of SIS International Holdings Limited and SIS Asia Pacific Holdings L... [Full Article...]
Turkey resumes limited visa services in U.S. after American move
The day after the USA suspended the services in Turkey, the Turkish government responded in kind, suspending visa services for Americans and releasing a statement that mirrored the U.S's. The US embassy suspended the issuance of non-immigrant visas in Turkey in October. "We continue to have serious concerns about the existing cases against arrested local employees of our mission in Turkey", the ... [Full Article...]
Woman photographed flipping off President Trump's motorcade is now unemployed
Akima's social media policy warns that posts containing "discriminatory, obscene, malicious or threatening content" can lead to employees being fired, according to The Washington Post . Recounting the incident which took place on her usual cycling route, Ms Briskman said she became incensed when she set eyes on Mr Trump's motorcade coming up beside her. [Full Article...]
Manafort, Gates remain under house arrest
On Saturday, Manafort's lawyers proposed that he be allowed to travel in those three states and Washington and pledged as collateral his properties at Trump Tower and on Baxter Street in New York City and in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and $4.5 million in life insurance policies. [Full Article...]
J&K: One soldier killed during encounter with militants in Pulwama
The security forces also gunned down three terrorists in the operation. He has been identified as Tariq Ahmad sustained a bullet injury during simultaneous clashes between protesting civilians and the security forces near the encounter site. [Full Article...]
Zimbabwe's Mugabe sacks vice president Mnangagwa for 'disloyalty'
Mr Mugabe, 93, has been in power in Zimbabwe since 1980. Mnangagwa becomes the second VP to be relieved of his duties after Joice Mujuru, who now leads opposition party National People's Party, was sacked in 2014 for allegedly plotting to topple Mugabe. [Full Article...]