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India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has been invited to the OIC meeting as a guest of honour despite strong protest from Pakistan. Qureshi informed Parliament that he would not be attending the conference in the UAE on March 1-2. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ufittw

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vowed to defend the Philippines against "armed attack" in the disputed South China Sea in Washington's starkest warning yet against Chinese claims to most of the strategic waterway. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tnyhgs

The President of the General Assembly is "actually following with great concern the latest reports on the situation between India and Pakistan," told reporters Thursday during her press briefing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IHLFYB

India's engagement with the OIC comes in the midst of escalating tension between India and Pakistan. The ties strained further after Indian fighter jets bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot deep inside Pakistan early Tuesday. Pakistan carried out a retaliatory aerial raid on Wednesday from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ny4NXZ

The meeting between North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump broke up in disarray on Thursday, with a signing ceremony cancelled and no joint communique issued. Each sought to blame the other's intransigence for the deadlock. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2C0mlaq

Beijing has faced growing international opprobrium about camps it has set up in Xinjiang - strategically located on the borders of Central Asia - which China calls education and training centres and many Western countries and rights groups view as internment facilities for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim peoples. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UjMJU9

​In a surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament on Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on Friday as a gesture of peace. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SwZtFa

The location of Hamza bin Laden, sometimes dubbed the "crown prince of jihad," has been the subject of speculation for years with reports of him living in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria or under house arrest in Iran. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tJd8yI

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Prime Minister Khan said on Thursday Pakistan was ready for talks with India on all issues including terrorism, maintaining that dialogue is the "only way" for peace and stability in the region. Chairing a Cabinet meeting, Khan briefed the members about the latest developments in the Indo-Pak relations following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack which killed 40 CRPF soldiers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NyU13H

The Richard Nixon Foundation announced that Nixon died at a nursing facility in Bothell, Washington, a Seattle suburb. A geologist and Navy veteran, Nixon worked on his brother's 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns and served as co-chairman of the Nixon re-election committee in 1972. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IRrHei

The Russian River in wine country north of San Francisco crested at more than 14 metres Wednesday night, Sonoma County officials said. The river frequently floods in rainy weather but it had not reached that level for 25 years and wasn't expected to recede again until late Thursday night. Estimated 2K buildings inundated were mainly in and around Guerneville. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VqOXRr

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"He lied a lot," Trump told a press conference in Vietnam after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump insisted Cohen's testimony on Wednesday had provided no evidence the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia in the 2016 US election and that this is what mattered most in the keenly awaited session before a House committee. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tKojHm

The European Commission has issued a formal rebuttal to accusations by the Hungarian government that the EU is promoting mass migration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BTbzCU

Michael Cohen, who implicated the president in federal crimes and said Trump would do anything to win, said he offered his bombshell alarm as someone who knows the president well. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Hbv3Gx

The second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore but they failed to bridge their differences and did not sign a joint statement as initially scheduled. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EmLeOd

Bangkok airport officials said over 4,000 travelers were affected. Those needing help were getting access to accommodations and alternative travel arrangements, they said, though some of those stranded complained they were getting no help at all. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GMq1k8

South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to offer new proposals for inter-Korean engagement following the high-stakes nuclear summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NA0wmH

Kim Yo Jong, who holds the title of vice director of the ruling Workers' Party, came to the world's attention at the Winter Olympics in South Korea a year ago, when her big smile and relaxed manner made her a hit with many south of the DMZ. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EhsgIK

Later in the day, in a tweet which has since been deleted, the Civil Aviation Authority had stated that commercial aviation had been partially restored, starting with Karachi's Jinnah International Airport of Karachi, the Dawn reported from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TlB4qh

In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack by the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Eh3f0i

Wang told Qureshi he hoped the nuclear-armed neighbours would "exercise restraint and earnestly fulfil their commitment to preventing the expansion of the situation", a ministry statement said. Tensions between the historic rivals have dramatically escalated since announcing they had shot each other's fighter jets down Wednesda from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GOIyfJ

India has demanded immediate and safe return of the Wing Commander Varthaman, who was and was taken into custody by Pakistani army following a fierce engagement between air forces of the two sides along the Line of Control. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NwyKHS

China officially guarantees freedom of religion for major belief systems such as Christianity, Buddhism and Islam, but party members are meant to be atheists and are especially banned from participating in what China calls superstitious practices such as visiting soothsayers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EDs5Je

Trump told reporters that "a lot of great ideas" are "being thrown about." He says "when you have a good relationship, a lot of good things happen." The US president also said he’s in "no rush" to make "the right deal". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NxHqxH

British MPs on Wednesday backed Prime Minister Theresa May's newly-revised plan for leaving the European Union -- which raises the possibility of delaying Brexit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XvpgBp

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At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt's capital on Wednesday, two medical sources said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tHTpzI

Pakistan on Wednesday suspended flight operations across major airports, including Islamabad and Lahore, for an indefinite period in the wake of the escalating tensions with India, a top civil aviation authority said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tp65Kk

The Taliban warned on Wednesday that ongoing clashes between India and Pakistan would impact the Afghan peace process and told India to refrain from further military action after its air strike against a militant camp in Pakistan the previous day. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IGPbm5

France is working on a proposal to ban chief of the UN-proscribed Jaish-e Muhammad (JeM) Masood Azhar after it assumes the Presidency of the powerful UN Security Council in March, sources said. The rotating monthly Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council (UNSC) will go from Equatorial Guinea to France on March 1. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tj6RIp

Despite little progress on his goal of ridding North Korea of its weapons programmes, Trump appeared to be betting on his personal relationship with North Korea's young leader, and the economic incentive after 70 years of hostility between their countries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TmYrje

Trump and Kim are due to meet for one-on-one talks, then dinner, in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, followed by more talks on Thursday. He described Kim as "my friend," a far cry from when the two leaders were slinging personal insults. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EgKE4i

"I expressed to both ministers that we encourage India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, and avoid escalation at any cost," Pompeo said in a statement issued in Washington on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ICYvat

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A convoy of cars travelled the short distance from the hotel to the embassy before Kim Jong-un got out of his limousine and walked inside, accompanied by his sister Kim Yo Jong and other aides. It is not the first time Kim has visited one of his embassies on his travels - he dropped in to the North Korean mission in Beijing in June last year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SqoUbq

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Britain's main opposition Labour Party has said it could support a second Brexit referendum as the European Union opened the door to postponing the country's exit from the bloc beyond the March 29 deadline. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ExqoN9

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is "one of the "front men for a corrupt religious mafia," top US diplomat Mike Pompeo said on Monday following his surprise resignation. Zarif has served as Rouhani's foreign minister since August 2013 and has been under constant pressure and criticism by hardliners who opposed his policy of detente with the West. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sr2Qgz

A jovial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un grinned and waved as he walked the red carpet from a Vietnamese rail station Tuesday, as flag-waving children and white-uniformed honour guards greeted him after a marathon two-and-a-half-day rail journey across China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sn09Ne

Ramos is one of the most influential Spanish-speaking journalists in the US. He told The Associated Press on Monday night that Maduro cut short the interview after 17 minutes when Ramos showed him on his iPad footage shot a day earlier of young Venezuelans eating food scraps out of the back of a garbage truck. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tCU5Gl

The Trump administration announced new sanctions Monday on allies of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro as it struggles to find new ways to boost his opponent after an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the economically devastated nation faltered amid strong resistance from security forces loyal to the socialist leader. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T0YulF

Kim, dressed in his trademark dark Mao suit, shook hands with officials as Vietnamese troops in crisp, white uniforms and black boots stood at attention on a red carpet beneath large North Korean and Vietnamese flags at the Dong Dang railway station on the China-Vietnam border. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tC8sKW