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Thousands pack huge anti-racism gig as Merkel urges Germans to speak out

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Russian TV launches new Putin show as his ratings fall

The first episode of hour-long show "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin", which aired on Sunday, showed the long-serving leader picking mushrooms in Siberia and in meetings with miners and schoolchildren. Putin saw public trust in his presidency fall to 64 percent last month from 80 percent in May. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oAhCoN

London show explores hidden world of facial recognition

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Pakistan army chief Bajwa meets PM Khan ahead of Pompeo's visit

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Two killed, 1.3 lakh people evacuated in heavy rains in China

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Pakistan to hold prez election tomorrow, PTI candidate Arif Alvi likely to win

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday completed preparations for the election. Polling stations have been set up in all four provincial assemblies in addition to the National Assembly. Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza Khan will serve as the Returning Officer. Outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain's tenure ends on September 8. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LVPVA2

Will Washington's $300 mn aid cut to Pakistan work?

The cut came days before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to touch down in Islamabad for his first visit since the election of new Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has vowed to seek better relations with the US amid a new push for Afghan peace talks. Washington accuses Pakistan of supporting militant groups including the Afghan Taliban. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ozPwdh

Facebook's terrorism definition 'overly broad': UN human rights expert

The UN special rapporteur said that the use of overly broad and imprecise definitions as the basis for regulating access to and the use of Facebook’s platform may lead to discriminatory implementation, over-censoring and arbitrary denial of access to and use of Facebook’s services. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wBq1gn

Pakistan arrests 3 ISIS terrorists ahead of Defence Day

Last month, the security agencies had arrested two ISIS terrorists from Multan. They had plans to bomb the buildings that house offices of Inter-Services Intelligence and Intelligence Bureau in Multan. The Pakistani government often claims that there is no presence of ISIS in the country but at times the security agencies arrest suspects belonging to the dreaded terror group. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wCJtIE

British PM Theresa May's Brexit blueprint blasted by Boris Johnson

Johnson, who resigned as foreign secretary in July over May's proposed future relationship between London and Brussels, launched a fierce broadside at the PM to kick off parliament's return to business after its summer break. Meanwhile, 20 MPs in May's centre-right Conservative Party publically pledged to reject her so-called Chequers plan, which would keep Britain close to the EU on trade. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wDQw3L

Pope Francis's remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

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Pope Francis's remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

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India, Cyprus ink 2 MoUs as President Kovind meets Cypriot counterpart

President Ram Nath Kovind and his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades held wide-ranging talks and signed two agreements on combating money laundering and cooperation in the field of environment . Kovind is in Cyprus on the first leg of his three-nation visit to Europe to continue India's high-level engagements with European countries. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wAZnnO

Death toll rises to 48 in Boko Haram troop attack: Military sources

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As #MeToo unnerves China, a student fights to tell her story

It was 3 am on a recent Saturday and the thin, bespectacled 26-year-old Chinese graduate student was exhausted. Her mind raced back to earlier in the day when she had tried once again to publicly protest her alleged rape. Again, the police had stopped her and held her at a station for hours. Again, she was escorted back to campus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NGypS1

UN court hears case over strategic Indian Ocean islands

Mauritius argues that the Chagos archipelago has been part of its territory since at least the 18th century and was unlawfully taken by the UK in 1965, three years before the island nation gained independence from Britain. Britain insists it has sovereignty over the archipelago. US has a major military base on Diego Garcia, a part of the archipelago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PzwOy9

Pakistan to hold prez election on Tuesday

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday completed preparations for the election. Polling stations have been set up in all four provincial assemblies in addition to the National Assembly. Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza Khan will serve as the Returning Officer. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wExvyY

'Afghan' jailed for knife murder in Germany amid far-right tensions

The defendant, identified only as Abdul D., received a jail term of eight and a half years from the juvenile court in the western town of Landau. The verdict came a week after violent anti-immigrant protests erupted in the eastern city of Chemnitz over the fatal stabbing of a man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LTzX9w

Pressure mounts on UK PM Theresa May as critics tear into her Brexit plan

With under two months before Britain and the EU want to agree a deal to end over 40 years of union, May is struggling to sell what she calls her business-friendly Brexit to her own party and across a divided country. Boris Johnson, who some in the governing Conservative Party favour as a potential successor to May, resigned in July in protest at the prime minister's so-called Chequers plan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NcLBBd

China's Xi Jinping says 'no strings attached' to Africa investments

Xi Jinping spoke before the start of a two-day China-Africa summit that is expected to focus on his cherished Belt and Road initiative, a global trade infrastructure programme. The massive scheme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and resources, and boosting Beijing's influence abroad. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pvqbg5

Phone ban at school: French children forced to hang up

The government passed a law banning phone use in all primary and middle schools for the entire day, including during breaks — with exceptions in cases of emergency and for disabled children. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PZmnos

Philippines' Duterte apologises for cursing Obama

Duterte lobbed the insult in response to steady criticism from the United States over his violent drug crackdown, which has been a target for international condemnation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MJNohT

China hosts African leaders amid aid criticism

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'Afghan' faces German murder verdict amid tensions in Chemnitz

The verdict in the western German town is due at a time when anti-migrant protests have erupted in the eastern city of Chemnitz over the fatal stabbing of a man, allegedly by a Syrian and an Iraqi. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wAQmuL

Massive fire tears through Rio's 200-year old National Museum

The destruction of the building, once a palace for emperors that had fallen into disrepair, was an "incalculable loss for Brazil," President Michel Temer said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2N8SbZw

Sweden: migrant oasis under strain

One of the largest and most secular countries in Europe, Sweden has a population of 10 million, with around 80 percent living in cities. It had an open refugee policy even before the migration crisis hit the continent in 2015, and 18.5 per cent of its 2017 population was foreign-born. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Px705E

Massive blaze engulfs esteemed Brazil museum

Firefighters worked to put out the blaze at the esteemed National Museum in northern Rio, which houses artefacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CcPnGy

US continues to press Pak to 'indiscriminately' target terror groups

"Unfortunately, recent reporting has distorted the details of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) by stating several things out of context. The suspension of security assistance to Pakistan was announced in January 2018,” Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Kon Faulkner said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ozND0p

US scraps $300m aid as Pak fails to toe its line in South Asia

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