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Thai ex-PM cleared in royal insult case

Bangkok: A court in Thailand on Friday cleared former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of charges of violating the country’s strict law on royal insults, his lawyer told Reuters. The case brought stemmed from a 2015 interview he gave to media.

Iran to call E3 nations over N-plan sanctions

Dubai: Just days away from a European deadline, Iran said Friday its foreign minister would hold a telephone conference call with his French, German and British (E3) counterparts to avoid the reimposition of UN sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

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