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"The Secretary (Pompeo) made clear the expectation for the Taliban to live up to their commitments, which include not attacking Americans," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Tuesday. The video conference was held on Monday to discuss the implementation of the US-Taliban agreement, she said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZqBzjZ

An international disaster relief organisation reported Tuesday the first confirmed case of Covid-19 among migrants living in a tent encampment of asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. Global Response Management said that one person in the Matamoros, Tamaulipas camp across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas had tested positive. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gjixmB

"A man was arrested for holding a #HKIndependence flag in #CausewayBay, Hong Kong, violating the #NationalSecurityLaw," police wrote on their verified Twitter account alongside a picture of the man and the flag. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BZa20T

Taiwan opened an office on Wednesday to help people fleeing Hong Kong after China imposed new national security laws in the city, with a senior minister saying Taiwan hoped to seize the opportunity to attract professionals and capital from the city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZpvnJ5

China on Wednesday slammed international criticism over a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, saying other countries should keep their noses out. Western governments and critics have warned the new law will curb the city's freedoms and undermine its "One Country, Two Systems" governance scheme, which technically allows freedoms unseen on the mainland. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eORAqh

In a telephone call with Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar, Pompeo "made clear the expectation for the Taliban to live up to their commitments, which include not attacking Americans," a State Department statement said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Bg1KC5

"As I watch the Pandemic spread its ugly face all across the world, including the tremendous damage it has done to the USA, I become more and more angry at China," Trump tweeted. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dLokiT

The United States could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday. "We are now having 40-plus thousand new cases a day," Fauci said in testimony to the Senate health and education committee. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BRO7c3

The United States recorded 1,199 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed Tuesday. The country has suffered 127,322 deaths overall. The US also registered 42,528 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38ieNiw

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An explosion from a gas leak in a medical clinic in northern Tehran killed 19 people, Iranian state TV reported on Tuesday. Spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department told state TV that the toll had risen to 19 from 13. State-run IRNA news agency also quoted Maleki as saying the dead included 15 women and four men. Maleki added that firefighters had rescued 20 people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NFxovc

A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece cannot be published until a judge decides the merits of claims by the president's brother that its publication would violate a pact among family members, a judge has said. The bookhas been written by Trump's brother's daughter, Mary Trump. An online description of it says it reveals "a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vy0Esd

Pakistan Army has appointed a woman officer as lieutenant general for the first time, the military's media wing said on Tuesday. Major General Nigar Johar, who got the coveted post of a three-star general, has also been appointed as the first female surgeon general of the Pakistan Army. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YKZnjj

Out of the total number of infections, Sindh reported 81,985 cases, Punjab 75,501, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 26,115, Islamabad 12,775, Balochistan 10,426, Gilgit-Baltistan 1,470 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 1,065 cases. The Ministry of National Health Services said that 2,846 new coronavirus cases and 118 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38bDI74

Though Chinese newspapers and websites continue to be accessible in India, people in China can only access the Indian media websites with Virtual Private Network (VPN) server. The Indian TV channels also can be accessed through IP TV as of now. And ExpressVPN has not been working in the Communist state for the past two days on the iPhone as well as desktops. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BqrgV0

"We can no longer distinguish between the export of controlled items to Hong Kong or to mainland China," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. "We cannot risk these items falling into the hands of the People's Liberation Army, whose primary purpose is to uphold the dictatorship of the CCP by any means necessary," he said, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vt62gk

Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the US science journal PNAS. Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. Tests showed that immunity humans gain from exposure to seasonal flu does not provide protection from G4. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CLO6qu

Arizona's Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3igr1wo

China's parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule almost exactly 23 years ago. The legislation pushes Beijing further along a collision course with the United States, Britain and other Western governments. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VsYObS

The United States said Monday it was ending the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong, no longer treating the financial hub separately from China. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was taking the measure due to China's push forward with a security law that Hong Kong activists say will curb the city's freedoms. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vuz673

China said on Monday that it would retaliate against US moves to punish officials tied to political crackdowns in Hong Kong by imposing visa restrictions on Americans it considers to have “performed badly” on matters regarding the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NBJndl

Some Chinese companies operating in Pakistan do not seem to allow time to Pakistani employees to offer namaz, one of the five basic tenets of Islam. In a video that surfaced on social media on June 26, a Muslim cleric, while delivering a sermon, is urging Pakistanis to be firm and tell the Chinese that in Pakistan "they'll have to follow local laws from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BcR5YV

Nepal's coronavirus tally crossed the 13,000-mark with the detection of 475 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday. Of the new cases, 363 are males and 112 females, health ministry spokesperson Jageshwar Gautam said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dDJXBH

For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems in some of the world's wealthiest regions, the coronavirus gains a foothold in poor or war-torn countries ill-equipped to contain it and sweeps through the population. Now some of those fears are being realized. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31qJNeB

China's military has approved a coronavirus vaccine for use within its ranks that has been developed by its research unit and a biotech firm, the company said Monday. Organisations around the world are racing to find ways to treat and prevent the deadly pathogen, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31t6Nts

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Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine who have Russian citizenship are travelling to Russia to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036. Polls opened in Russia last Thursday for a week-long vote on a slew of constitutional amendments proposed by Putin in January. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31rnA07

Fighting erupted in Taiwan's parliament on Monday as lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) broke through barricades erected by the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) who had occupied it to protest against government "tyranny". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YEUKaH

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The World Health Organisation has announced another daily record in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases across the world - topping over 189,000 in a single 24-hour period. The tally Sunday from the UN health agency eclipses the previous record a week earlier at over 183,000 cases, showing case counts continue to progress worldwide. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BRNbUU

The respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus has been particularly dangerous for the elderly, although other adults and children are also among the 500,000 fatalities and more than 10 million reported cases. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31lkGtI

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Special US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is travelling to Qatar, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as part of his sustained effort to bring peace in the war-torn country, the State Department said on Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3864wps

Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday claimed that efforts are being made to oust him after his government redrew the country's political map by incorporating three strategically key Indian territories. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YDQxUw

Weather officials in Bangladesh have predicted massive floods in the northwest and southeast portions of the country bordering India, as incessant rains have inflated rivers, posing serious threat to life and damage to farmland. Heavy rains in Meghalaya and Assam in Indian in the last two days have resulted in huge inflows into Bangladesh which is downstream. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3icbo9t

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that his country is experiencing its toughest year because of US sanctions coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31meFwQ

bout six security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province on Saturday night. TOLO news reported that the attack took place in Imam Sahib district when Taliban terrorists attacked the security checkpoints. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VnVZc4

While some activists took to the streets to mark the event, much of the movement's energy was channelled into Global Pride, a 24-hour online event broadcast live online. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BkrflF

Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually bustling city of Mecca after Saudi authorities curtailed the hajj pilgrimage over coronavirus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3eHzp5R

The milestone comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns while making extensive alterations to work and social life that could last for a year or more until a vaccine is available. The figure is roughly double the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3g4LmCX

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International airlines have started to resume flight operations to China after a loosening of aviation restrictions brought in as part of the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, South China Morning Post reported. Lufthansa, part of Europe's largest airline group, restarted flights to the mainland this week, operating once a week between Frankfurt and Shanghai. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31oxuzE

Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said may be from a source in western Russia and may "indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant." A spokesman with the state nuclear power operator Rosenergoatom, reported that the two nuclear power plants in northwestern Russia haven't reported any problems. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZefSDM

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