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'Strike on bus in Yemen is apparent war crime'

An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen that killed dozens of people last month is an "apparent war crime," an international rights group said Sunday, days after UN human rights experts also said the coalition may have been responsible for committing war crimes over its 3{-year campaign. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2owXMuH

US condemns 'horrifying' Amsterdam attack on 2 Americans

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Germany suspends two policemen over Nazi salute

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Yemenis hit the streets as economy tanks

Hundreds of Yemenis took to the streets of Aden on Sunday to protest against the rising cost of living in the war-torn country, as the local currency plummets against the dollar. The economic downturn, along with a blockade on the rebel-held international airport and ports, has left Yemenis unable to afford food staples and bottled water. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NGUIHe

Philippines bombing kills one, wounds over a dozen

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Former chief rabbi warns of 'existential threat' to UK Jews

Britain's former chief rabbi has warned that Jewish people are thinking about leaving the country because of anti-Semitism. He singled out Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for failing to address anti-Semitic attitudes in the main opposition party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wBgXYO

Imran Khan ropes in foreign experts to rebuild Pak's debt-ridden economy

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Iran's Khamenei says war unlikely but urges boosting defence capacities

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Turkey calls US 'wild wolves', vows to abandon dollar in trade

"America behaves like wild wolves. Don't believe them," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and vowed Ankara would pursue non-dollar transactions in trade with Russia and other countries. The Turkish lira shed a quarter of its value last month as the trade war with the US ratcheted up. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PrNmYI

Suicide car bombing in Somalia's capital kills at least 6

The bomber tried to speed through a checkpoint but was stopped by security forces, prompting him to detonate the vehicle near the gate of Howlwadag district headquarters. Fourteen people, including six children, need intensive care. Many victims were students at a nearby Islamic school. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LPO1AR

Hope and caution in N Korea as Kim Jong-un shifts gears

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Tens of thousands mourn east Ukraine 'hero' rebel leader

Throngs of admirers — many clutching flowers and in tears — formed a line to view the flag-draped casket of the 42-year-old chief of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, whose body was lying in state in a theatre. Zakharchenko was killed in a bombing at a Donetsk cafe on Friday, becoming the four-year conflict's most prominent victim from the Moscow-backed side. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wuYMnB

Tens of thousands mourn east Ukraine 'hero' rebel leader

Throngs of admirers — many clutching flowers and in tears — formed a line to view the flag-draped casket of the 42-year-old chief of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, whose body was lying in state in a theatre. Zakharchenko was killed in a bombing at a Donetsk cafe on Friday, becoming the four-year conflict's most prominent victim from the Moscow-backed side. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wuYMnB

Nine injured in German protests for and against migrants

Chemnitz has been in the spotlight after violent xenophobic protests erupted over the fatal stabbing of a German man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi last Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ptj5Zs

Nine injured in German protests for and against migrants

Chemnitz has been in the spotlight after violent xenophobic protests erupted over the fatal stabbing of a German man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi last Sunday. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ptj5Zs

South Korea team to fly North to discuss summit details

The South's President Moon Jae-in Sunday named his top security adviser as a special envoy to the North to discuss details before Moon's planned meeting in Pyongyang with Kim Jong-Un. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wC378t

Chinese police detain 46 people at education protest in Leiyang city

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McCain ends 81-year journey with burial at Naval Academy

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Taken to the USSR, French 'children' forgotten in Belarus

Like millions of others, mainly from continental Europe but also Britain and the United States, Stashko's family was tempted "home" to the Soviet Union by a post-war propaganda drive. But they found themselves impoverished at best and victims of political repression at worst. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PvXobt

Japan PM Shinzo Abe says relations with China back on 'normal track'

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Trump aid cuts embolden Israel but hurt peace prospects: analysts

The US administration announced Friday it would no longer provide any funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), a week after cutting over $200 million (170 million euros) in separate aid to Palestinians. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NCMFLO

Will Russian hackers affect this year's US election?

The sites mimicked a portal used by US senators and their staffs, with easy-to-miss discrepancies. Emails to Senate users urged them to reset their passwords, an apparent attempt to steal them. Once again, hackers on the outside of the American political system were probing for a way in. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CbMJkk

NKorea-Japan summit must help resolve abduction issue: Abe

North Korea kidnapped scores of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s to help Pyongyang train its spies, a sore point that Tokyo says has never been adequately addressed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LNXGrC

Migrant crisis haunts EU three years after Merkel's fateful call

Britain is now just months away from quitting the European Union, the far-right is sharing power in both Italy and Austria, while right-wing extremist group AfD has become the biggest opposition party in Germany's parliament. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wBSi5r