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Initially, a video of the 'nikah' of the girl had gone viral, in which the visibly scared girl had claimed to be 19 years old. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30OKHyr

On Most Intense Day Of Clashes, Police Unleashed Tear Gas, Pepper Spray & Blue Dye On Protesters from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lcs1TI

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The militants, who have demanded that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan, now control or hold sway over roughly half of the country and are at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a US-led invasion. Such attacks are seen as strengthening their negotiating position. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/347NQeG

Since President Sirisena and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe formed the coalition in 2015, an attempt was made to formulate a new Constitution to address the Tamil issue. "These gentlemen in the government wasted the last 4 years trying to bring in a new constitution. They failed the Tamil people. It was not my fault," Sirisena said at a gathering in the Tamil-dominated Jaffna on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UiRga5

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have in the past described themselves as feminists and seem to have consciously chosen to opt for female employees in all senior roles appointed so far – including their private and deputy private secretaries, their head of communications, their projects manager as well as senior figures in their charitable foundation, 'The Times' reports. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Hz5YEQ

North Korea Saturday lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments on Pyongyang's "rogue behaviour" and warned its expectations for nuclear talks with Washington are "gradually disappearing". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LdweH2

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied a police ban on rallying in Hong Kong on Saturday, a day after several leading activists and lawmakers were arrested in a sweeping crackdown. Police banned a planned demonstration on security grounds after last weekend saw some of the most violent clashes in three months of political turmoil but nevertheless warned residents to expect "severe disruption". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UjRZYt

US Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship. An updated Homeland Security Department review of potential privacy issues dated July 2019 that was posted online on Friday essentially reversed a prior ban on officers creating fake profiles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34dDMkA

UK PM Boris Johnson's Brexit plan is facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges as Ireland accused Britain of being unreasonable. Former British PM John Major sought to stop the suspension of parliament. Johnson warned on Friday that opposition to his plans is weakening Britain's negotiating position by giving EU leaders the impression that parliament may step in to block Brexit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32jPfNo

A Pakistani court on Friday issued bailable warrants for former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for alleged illegal appointments in Gujranwala Electric Power Company. Ashraf, 68, was denied one-time exemption from personal appearance by the accountability court in Lahore. The former premier's counsel advocate Iftikhar Shahid told the court that his client was unable to travel to Lahore due to health reasons. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LaMrwp

On Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal, Pakistanis observed “Kashmir Hour” on Friday across the country to protest against India scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. At noon, as sirens blared for “Kashmir Hour” across major Pakistani cities, all traffic signals turned red for several minutes. This was followed by broadcasts of the national anthems of Pakistan and part of Kashmir under its control on all TV and radio stations. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UmvKBo

Prominent democracy activists were arrested Friday in a dragnet across Hong Kong - a move described by rights groups as a well-worn tactic deployed by China to suffocate dissent ahead of key political events. The sweep comes after a major rally planned by a civil rights group on Saturday was banned by police on security grounds. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MMthPF

PM Imran Khan said the purpose of observing "Kashmir Hour" was to send a message from Pakistan that the country will continue to stand with the Kashmiris. Sirens blared across the country as the clock struck noon and traffic signals turned red on all roads of the federal capital Islamabad. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PloXJ8

Donald Trump's personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout resigned on Thursday after she shared information about the president's family with journalists, US media reported. Westerhout's unexpected departure came after Trump learned that she had talked about his family and White House matters with reporters at an off-the-record session during the president's recent working vacation in New Jersey, The New York Times reported citing unnamed sources. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UpLpjr

The new command will elevate space — largely the satellites and high-altitude aircraft essential to modern-day warfare — to a focused theater of combat, the equal of the US Central Command governing the Middle East and the Pacific Command, which manages defenses in the Western Pacific and Asia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NFrgV1

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North Korea has elevated leader Kim Jong Un to a status approaching his grandfather, the country's founder Kim Il Sung, after Pongyang revised its constitution to reinforce his authority. Kim was under 30 when he inherited power in late 2011 on the death of his father Kim Jong Il, but has since firmly established his authority, ruling the country with an iron fist, overseeing four of its six nuclear tests and executing his uncle for treason. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/347A3Vw

Florida residents were bracing for a hurricane on Thursday that was threatening to smack into the center of the state over the Labor Day weekend, and President Donald Trump said it appeared the storm's winds would be "unbelievably high." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32jV6m9

The Washington Post reports that Biden recently told a campaign audience an emotional story of pinning a medal on a heartbroken service member. But the former vice president got many of the details wrong. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NF7jxB

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police. His arrest came just hours after the reported detention at Hong Kong's airport of a vocal independence campaigner, and as Beijing continues to pile pressure on the anti-establishment movement in the city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZEN0qi

The announcement comes at a time of rising tensions. In recent days, Israel has struck Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, and Hezbollah has accused Israel of a drone strike in Lebanon. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, said Thursday that Israel has detected an "intensified" effort by Iran and Hezbollah to establish missile-production facilities in Lebanon. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L2AFV0

Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan will hold protests against "the unilateral steps of India" to abrogate Article 370 and express solidarity with "Kashmiri brethren". The protest will be held each Friday at 12 pm across Pakistan on the suggestion of Parliament, reported Radio Pak. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZxxxV1

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Yang Hengjun said in a statement released by a Sydney-based friend on Thursday that he was "extremely grateful" to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Foreign Minister Marise Payne, other Australian lawmakers and diplomats ``for their help." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HxHzzl

"We have to point out that this military parade won't be targeted at any countries or districts and any specific incidents," said General Cai Zhijun, a member of the Chinese Army General Staff, at a press conference in Beijing Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zx4gxY

Tehran and Washington have been locked in a bitter standoff since last year when US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the 2015 deal that gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its atomic programme. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LdPH9m

The row over the waters a major global shipping route thought to be rich in oil and gas reserves has for years marred China's relationship with the Philippines and other neighboring countries with territorial claims over the disputed area, where Beijing has transformed a string of disputed reefs into missile-protected island bases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HwuB4G

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that no decision has been taken yet to close the airspace to India. Qureshi's statement came after a Pak govt minister announced that the govt was considering complete closure of airspace to India and complete ban on use of Pakistan land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zrdz3G

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Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZzWpvk

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The Queen gave permission to prorogue Parliament from her Scottish residence, Balmoral, on Wednesday just hours after Johnson outlined his plans in a letter to Tory MPs and sent his request to the Queen. Parliament was to meet during the first two weeks of September and then be suspended for the annual political party conferences. It was then to reconvene around October 9. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/322lD7k

"A leader must display strategic acumen that incorporates respect for those nations that have stood with us when trouble loomed," Mattis wrote in the Wall Street Journal. Mattis also blasted the hyper-partisan political atmosphere in Washington as contributing to the erosion of US leadership in the world, saying he had little taste for "the political fratricide practiced in Washington." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33ZdiD4

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Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) closing the three routes of Karachi airspace from August 28 to August 31 in view of a possible missile test-firing from Sonmiani flight test range located in Balochistan. All international flights have been asked to avoid the three aviation routes in the Karachi airspace as per the NOTAM. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lbsd4B

Talking to reporters in Islamabad, Qureshi said Prime Minister Khan will also hold bilateral meetings and attend other events in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session. India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the special status to Jammu and Kashmir was an internal matter and also advised Pakistan to accept the reality. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30HQ3LU

Fishing boats and passing ships rescued 245 people from a burning ferry overnight in southern Philippine waters. The fire apparently started in the engine room. Orange flames and smoke consumed almost the entire vessel but the M/V Lite Ferry 16 stayed afloat, about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) off a port in Dapitan city of Zamboanga del Norte province. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32e45VX

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A Palestinian teenager admitted to Harvard University said he was detained for hours at Boston's airport and refused entry into the United States after officers disapproved of his friends' political comments on social media. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZhYSPQ

Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM), closing the three routes of Karachi airspace from August 28 to August 31, reported Dunya News. All international flights have been asked to avoid three aviation routes in the Karachi airspace as per the NOTAM. The CAA has not given any reason for the closure. However, an alternate route has been suggested by the authority. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZsZ5Pj

Trump will be the first US head of state to come to Poland for an anniversary of the start of history's bloodiest conflict, which claimed 50 million lives, including those of six million Jews in the Holocaust. Few other major leaders are expected in the Polish capital, as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are not coming, while Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZmkdYo

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil expressed his ire in a series of Twitter posts Monday, extending his verbal feud with President Emmanuel Macron of France, who had announced the aid package at the Group of Seven summit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MJuc35

At least 38,793 fires were burning across the country as of the weekend, and a total of 3,700 square miles (950,000 hectares) had been burned so far this year, according to Cliver Rocha, director of the national Forests and Lands Authority. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NBb6vV

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The 54-year-old Yang had been under investigation for "harming" China's national security and was arrested on August 23 on suspicion of committing crimes of espionage. Australian foreign affairs minister Marise Payne said the government efforts to gain additional information had been difficult. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZhzQQI

Beijing on Tuesday voiced "strong dissatisfaction" with a joint statement issued by the G7 leaders, who backed Hong Kong's autonomy and called for calm after months of civil unrest. "We express our strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the statement made by the leaders of the G7 Summit on Hong Kong affairs," said foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a press briefing in Beijing from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NBbJFC

Iran will not talk to the United States until all sanctions imposed on Tehran are lifted, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump said he would meet his Iranian counterpart to try to end a nuclear standoff. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZkkvPt

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