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Mike Pompeo set to press Pakistan to rein in all terror groups: Reports

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Who are the Haqqanis, Afghanistan's most feared insurgents?

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Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 8 dead, airport flooded

Jebi, reportedly the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993, slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, disrupting land and air travel and leaving thousands stranded. More than 700 flights were canceled and over 1.6 million households remained without power. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NhRiOq

Emmanuel Macron plugs holes in cabinet as popularity sinks

Nicolas Hulot a star TV presenter who enjoyed the highest ratings of any in Macron's cabinet, accused the president of not moving fast enough on key green pledges, including France's reliance on nuclear energy. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MPcFqX

Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for preacher Awdah - activists, family

Amnesty International's Saudi Arabia campaigner Dana Ahmed called the reports "a disturbing trend in the Kingdom (that) sends a horrifying message that peaceful dissent and expression may be met with the death penalty." A government communications office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PFzEll

Six dead as strongest typhoon in quarter century batters Japan

​​Powerful gusts ripped sheeting from rooftops, overturned trucks on bridges and swept a tanker anchored in Osaka Bay into a bridge to Kansai International Airport. The damage to the bridge left the airport cut off from the mainland and stranded around 3,000 people there, an official told AFP. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wOiZEn

Imran Khan's close aide Dr Arif Alvi elected Pakistan's 13th president: Report

Former dentist Arif Alvi, one of the founders of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, will replace Mamnoon Hussain after the vote by more than a thousand lawmakers from both houses of parliament and the four provincial assemblies. Former cricket champion Khan became prime minister last month following his party's controversial victory in the mid-July parliamentary elections. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Nddx86

Angela Merkel 'underestimated' migrant challenges, says Italy's Matteo Salvini

"I would say that Angela Merkel certainly underestimated the risk of a social clash when she claimed that there was space for hundreds of thousands of people in Germany," Matteo Salvini told German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle in an interview late Monday. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oD52Fn

Israelis protest Philippine President Duterte

The demonstrators gathered outside President Reuven Rivlin's residence Tuesday prior to Duterte's arrival. Waving Israeli flags and blowing whistles, they chanted "shame, shame, shame. We will not be silent and we will not agree to the selling of weapons." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CfecBz

Spain trial over 'stolen babies' resumes

Eduardo Vela, 85, a former gynaecologist at the now-defunct San Ramon clinic in Madrid, is accused of having in 1969 taken Ines Madrigal, now aged 49, from her biological mother and given her to another woman, who then raised her and was falsely certified as her birth mother. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oEjPje

Spain trial over 'stolen babies' resumes

Eduardo Vela, 85, a former gynaecologist at the now-defunct San Ramon clinic in Madrid, is accused of having in 1969 taken Ines Madrigal, now aged 49, from her biological mother and given her to another woman, who then raised her and was falsely certified as her birth mother. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oEjPje

Myanmar defends Suu Kyi's silence over jailed reporters

A Yangon court on Monday found them guilty under the Official Secrets Act and handed them each seven years in prison, sparking outrage from the UN, EU and US as well as media and rights groups. Suu Kyi was herself subjected to house arrest for some 15 years, relying on foreign media to highlight her plight. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Cg6QOb

Pakistani lawmakers begin electing new president

Prime Minister Imran Khan's candidate Arif Alvi faces little challenge from Aitzaz Ahsan from the opposition Pakistan People's Party and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is a pro-Taliban, anti-US radical Islamic leader. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PCNPHL

Tropical storm Gordon: Hurricane warning to US Gulf Coast

Gordon formed into a tropical storm near the Florida Keys early Monday as it moved west-northwest at 17 mph (28 kph). The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength when it hits the Gulf Coast, including coastal Mississippi, by late Tuesday. From there, it is forecast to move inland over the lower Mississippi Valley on Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MIVtmO

Venezuelan leaders say migration flows are 'normal'

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Typhoon brings heavy rain, powerful winds to western Japan

Typhoon Jebi, heading north, was forecast to make landfall later in the day and cross the main island of Honshu. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had sustained winds of 160 km per hour with gusts to 215 kph (130 mph). More than 600 domestic flights have been cancelled, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK. High-speed bullet train service was suspended between Osaka and Hiroshima cities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q45g50

Afghan Taliban announces death of Haqqani network leader

Jalaluddin Haqqani, whose son Sirajuddin Haqqani now heads the brutal group and is also the Taliban's deputy leader, died "after a long battle with illness", the Taliban said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2wMtyZp

German far-left politician launches 'Stand up' movement

Its declared goal is to counter the "neoliberal policies" of Chancellor Angela Merkel's centrist coalition government and fight for secure jobs and pensions, environmental protection, and "a true democracy not ruled by banks, corporations and lobbyists". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NI702d

German far-left politician launches 'Stand up' movement

Its declared goal is to counter the "neoliberal policies" of Chancellor Angela Merkel's centrist coalition government and fight for secure jobs and pensions, environmental protection, and "a true democracy not ruled by banks, corporations and lobbyists". from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NI702d

Sweden's election: Possible scenarios after the vote

One thing is certain: Sweden is headed for a period of uncertainty, with a weak minority government triggering fears of new elections, at a time when economists are forecasting a likely downturn during the next four-year mandate. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CfeQz5

Sweden's election: Possible scenarios after the vote

One thing is certain: Sweden is headed for a period of uncertainty, with a weak minority government triggering fears of new elections, at a time when economists are forecasting a likely downturn during the next four-year mandate. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CfeQz5

'Aid cut by US will push Pak closer to China’

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Google celebrates Oskar Schlemmer's 130th birthday with doodle

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