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Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has sought an apology from her fellow party lawmaker, Indian-American senator Kamala Harris, alleging that people "suffered" when she was the attorney general of California. Both of them appeared at the CNN's Democratic presidential debate. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OxoCm8

Rights groups and experts say more than one million mostly Muslim ethnic minorities have been rounded up in internment camps in the tightly-controlled northwest region, home to China's Uighur population. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GD8QzQ

Britain is ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by preparing to spend an extra 2.1 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) to make sure the country is ready to leave the European Union with or without a divorce deal at the end of October.​​The new government has pledged to leave the trading bloc without an agreement in three months unless the EU agrees to renegotiate the deal. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MwfvQ6

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Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden, who was viewed as a heir to the leadership of al-Qaida and who had repeatedly threatened to attack the US, is dead, according to US officials. Hamza bin Laden was killed sometime during the first two years of the Trump administration, officials said. Details of the strike that killed him were scarce, including when and where. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OwP7IC

The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries. Zarif, a critical figure in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, dismissed the action and said it would not affect him. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LVOgPl

Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 new homes for Palestinians in an area of the occupied West Bank where it has full control, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. The announcement for Area C housing came ahead of an expected visit to Israel on Wednesday by US envoy Jared Kushner to discuss a White House plan for an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ot2NnX

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US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that there is "no deadline" for troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the decision will be based on the situation on the ground. He had on July 29 said that President Trump has ordered to reduce the number of American troops in war-torn country before the presidential elections in 2020. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KfS8HW

India is now one of the most important relationships for the US and a strong and vibrant Indian-American community has played a key role in it, a top American lawmaker has said. Congressman Eliot Engel, chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the remarks while speaking at an event organised by the American India Public Affairs Committee to felicitate him in recognition of his contribution towards India-US relationship. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OusRiy

China and Pakistan on Tuesday discussed steps to enhance security to the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and safety of over 10,000 Chinese people working for various projects. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YabHLo

Washington recently decided to add 1,000 troops to its contingent of 4,000 troops based in Poland as a security enhancement for the country, which is wary of neighboring Russia's military activity. Poland is planning the purchase of state-of-the-art U.S. F-35 jet fighters. It is also buying liquefied gas from the US in a drive to cut its energy dependence on imports from Russia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K7jcua

Princess Haya, 45, a wife of 70-year-old United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, has applied for a forced marriage protection order as well as wardship of their children and for a non-molestation order relating to herself. The couple are locked in a legal battle over their children's welfare. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yxmb2R

According to a UN report, Al-Qaida "remains resilient" and continues to cooperate closely with Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network. The report notes the doubtful status of the health of Al-Qaida's leader Aiman Muhammed al-Zawahiri and his succession. It said that Al-Qaida considers Afghanistan a continuing safe haven. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K3iTjM

A court in Moscow rejected jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal for early release on health grounds on Tuesday, after he was suddenly taken ill in custody at the weekend and rushed to hospital to be treated. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YlRCCd

At least 3,812 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first half of 2019 in the war against Islamist militant groups, including a large increase in the number of casualties caused by government and NATO-led troops, a UN report said on Tuesday. The latest casualty figures were released ahead of US negotiators aiming to reach a peace deal with the Taliban before September 1. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ovi0VE

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With almost 30,000 visitors since it opened last December, the "Selfie Museum", billed as the first of its kind in Europe is already one of Budapest 's most popular attractions. The selfie opportunities among the 11 interactive installations at the 400-square-metre facility include a ride on banana swings, a climb on a unicorn, or a lounge on giant macaroons. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OuFIRC

Fighting broke out in the Altamira Regional Recovery Center at around 7:00 am (1000 GMT) on Monday. Two guards were taken hostage during the hours-long clashes. At least 57 inmates were killed as rival gang factions fought each other. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated in the second major eruption of violence in Brazil's overpopulated and deadly prison system. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YfsMDH

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the September 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of legislative gridlock as the number of first responders dying of Ground Zero-related illnesses mounted. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OuF7ja

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved into Downing Street on Monday with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds, becoming the first unmarried couple to live in the world-famous address in London. The "first couple" will occupy the luxury four-bedroom apartment above No. 11 Downing Street, which is the UK Chancellor's office. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YebOG3

President Vladimir Putin's top opponent was rushed to hospital on Sunday a day after almost 1,400 people were arrested at an unauthorised protest, in the largest police crackdown on dissent in recent years. Navalny was hospitalised following what was described as an acute allergic reaction, but his supporters later said they believed he had been exposed to poison. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ODJAjE

China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YdiHqZ

Ethiopians planted more than 200 million trees on Monday, which officials stated will be a world record. The ambitious initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed aims to help restore the country's landscape which experts say is fast being eroded by deforestation and climate change. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OtwlBV

Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari was not using an air conditioner (AC) in prison, his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that A-class jail facilities for jailed opposition leaders would be withdrawn. Zardari, the 63-year-old husband of the country's first woman prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in a corruption case on July 1 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YlRB17

Race is a sensitive issue in Singapore, which is home to ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians and Muslim Malays, as well as a large number of expatriates from all over the world. In the ad, the actor's skin was darkened to depict an Indian man as well as a Malay woman wearing a headscarf. The same actor also portrayed a Chinese man and a Chinese woman. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OtUdVQ

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate change, plans to take her message to the US the old-fashioned way: by boat. The 16-year-old tweeted Monday that she'll sail across the Atlantic aboard a high-tech racing yacht, leaving Britain next month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YckLQ5

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Russia's jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny might have been exposed to an unidentified "toxic agent," his personal doctor said on Monday, while health officials insisted his condition was satisfactory. On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin's top opponent was rushed from jail to hospital suffering an acute allergic reaction. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yga8M4

India is now one of the most important relationships for the US and a strong and vibrant Indian-American community has played a key role in it, a top American lawmaker has said. Congressman Eliot Engel, chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the remarks while speaking at an event organised by the American India Public Affairs Committee to felicitate him in recognition of his contribution towards India-US relationship. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K5SbXZ

China and Pakistan on Tuesday discussed steps to enhance security to the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and safety of over 10,000 Chinese people working for various projects. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YceLqt

Princess Haya, 45, a wife of 70-year-old United Arab Emirates PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, has applied for the order, as well as wardship of their children and for a non-molestation order relating to herself, the High Court heard. The details of the Forced Marriage Protection Order sought by the princess are not known, Britain's domestic Press Association news agency reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LPi68p

Washington recently decided to add 1,000 troops to its contingent of 4,000 troops based in Poland as a security enhancement for the country, which is wary of neighboring Russia's military activity. Poland is planning the purchase of state-of-the-art U.S. F-35 jet fighters. It is also buying liquefied gas from the US in a drive to cut its energy dependence on imports from Russia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Kbjdfj

A court in Moscow rejected jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal for early release on health grounds on Tuesday, after he was suddenly taken ill in custody at the weekend and rushed to hospital to be treated. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ken3US

This was revealed in the 24th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team that was submitted to the UN Security Council Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee here this month. The sanctions monitoring team submits independent reports every six months to the Security Council on the Islamic State, al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YdPITV

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At least 3,812 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first half of 2019 in the war against Islamist militant groups, including a large increase in the number of casualties caused by government and NATO-led troops, a UN report said on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/315OuXE

With almost 30,000 visitors since it opened last December, the "Selfie Museum", billed as the first of its kind in Europe, is already one of the Hungarian capital's most popular attractions. Its creators say their idea, inspired by a similar venue in the US, is targeted at the younger generation looking for an edge to their status updates or profile pictures. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KbRL0X

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the September 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of legislative gridlock as the number of first responders dying of Ground Zero-related illnesses mounted. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KoKr2j

At least 52 people were killed in a jail in northern Brazil on Monday as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said. It was the latest violence to rock the country's overpopulated and deadly prison system. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LKdxw9

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved into Downing Street on Monday with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds, becoming the first unmarried couple to live in the world-famous address in London. The "first couple" will occupy the luxury four-bedroom apartment above No. 11 Downing Street, which is the UK Chancellor's office. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K9RJXv

Ethiopians planted more than 200 million trees on Monday, which officials stated will be a world record. The ambitious initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed aims to help restore the country's landscape which experts say is fast being eroded by deforestation and climate change. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YDhwRe

President Vladimir Putin's top opponent was rushed to hospital on Sunday a day after almost 1,400 people were arrested at an unauthorised protest, in the largest police crackdown on dissent in recent years. Navalny was hospitalised following what was described as an acute allergic reaction, but his supporters later said they believed he had been exposed to poison. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YayMxN

China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SLygQJ

A Chinese court on Monday jailed for 12 years a veteran human rights activist known for running a website tracking abuse accusations and helping victims of a 2008 earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan. Huang, who is in his mid-fifties, was also stripped of his political rights for four years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZgX7yc

Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari was not using an air conditioner (AC) in prison, his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that A-class jail facilities for jailed opposition leaders would be withdrawn. Zardari, the 63-year-old husband of the country's first woman prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in a corruption case on July 1 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GA2iSG

Race is a sensitive issue in Singapore, which is home to ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians and Muslim Malays, as well as a large number of expatriates from all over the world. In the ad, the actor's skin was darkened to depict an Indian man and a Malay woman wearing a headscarf, and he also portrayed a Chinese man and a woman. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Orj3pB

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action against climate change, plans to take her message to America the old-fashioned way: by boat. The 16-year-old tweeted Monday that she'll sail across the Atlantic aboard a high-tech racing yacht, leaving Britain next month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2yjHvOD

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Russia's jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny might have been exposed to an unidentified "toxic agent," his personal doctor said on Monday, while health officials insisted his condition was satisfactory. On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin's top opponent was rushed from jail to hospital suffering an acute allergic reaction. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32XgJtB