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The Indian government has asked social media company Facebook to respond by June 20 to media reports of sharing users data without their explicit consent on Thursday.

China says 'no clue' on mystery illness striking US diplomats

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In response to the reports of US diplomats getting sick from a mysterious disease, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that it has conducted an investigation and "found no cause or clues" regarding the reports.

Centre concerned about future of J&K youth: Home Minister Rajnath Singh

The Centre had decided to withdraw cases against those "misled into stone pelting" as it was concerned about the future of Jammu and Kashmir's youth, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.

Vladimir Putin says its complete nonsense that Russia meddled in US election

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called an alleged influence on the US 2016 election by Russia a "total nonsense".

Speaking in a live TV question-and-answer marathon, he said that possible Russian interference in the US election process "can only be called a joke".

Spain swears in new cabinet with record number of women

King Felipe VI on Thursday swore in Spain's new pro-EU government with a record 11 women members including in key posts such as defence and economy, and six male ministers.