New Pentagon spy agency to focus on Iran, China

As it begins to pivot away from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan:

US: The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence agency that will focus on Iran and China as it begins to pivot away from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times reported. The newspaper said late Monday that the new Defense Clandestine Service would make use of existing agents,

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Indian politician in ‘sex video’ row resigns

A senior spokesman of India’s ruling Congress party resigned on Monday after a controversial tape allegedly featuring him having sex was leaked on the Internet. Lawmaker Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in a statement he was also quitting as head of a Parliamentary Committee on Law and Justice.

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Dutch Cabinet quits after rift with far-right

NETHERLANDS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's liberal government resigned on Monday after the collapse of its parliamentary partnership with a far-right party, paving the way for early elections.

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