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France's Macron unveils plan to combat poverty

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Tropical bands from Florence begin lashing Carolinas

Florence's winds had dropped from a peak of 140 mph (225 kph) to 105 mph (165 kph) by midmorning, reducing the hurricane from a terrifying Category 4 to a 2. But forecasters warned that the widening storm and its likelihood of lingering around the coast day after day will bring seawater surging onto land and torrential downpours. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MsmRAH

Official says Taliban attacks kill 12 security forces

Provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar in Farah province says that Taliban fighters tried to overrun the army base in Pusht Road district early on Thursday morning. Also 22 Taliban were killed, and another Taliban attack on a police security post in Bala Buluk district Farah province killed three policemen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2x7yF6m

Suu Kyi says handling of Rohingya could have been better

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'Life-threatening' Hurricane Florence closes in on US east coast

South Carolina ordered the mandatory evacuation of one million coastal residents while North Carolina ordered an evacuation of the Outer Banks, barrier islands that are a popular tourist destination. In Virginia, 245,000 coastal residents were ordered to evacuate. Florence is being trailed in the Atlantic by two other storms -- Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2p3NNNH

EU tells Britain it won't renegotiate Brexit divorce bill

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Pakistan SC allows JuD and FIF to continue their activities

Officials said JuD's network includes 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance service. The two groups have about 50,000 volunteers and hundreds of other paid workers. Saeed was listed under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008. He was released from house arrest in Pakistan in November. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2p4Z5By

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters

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Spy poison case: Suspects say they were in UK as tourists

Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov made their first public appearance in an interview with the Kremlin-funded RT channel. The men said they visited the southern English city of Salisbury in March, calling it a "wonderful town" and saying they wanted to see the famous Salisbury Cathedral. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2p5e8uK

Final farewell to UN's Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral

Hundreds of dignitaries, most of them dressed in black mourning clothes, gathered at the Accra International Conference Centre, to mark the end of three days of national mourning for the respected diplomat. Annan's casket was centre stage at the religious service and surrounded by flowers and candles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2x75AYU

Spain will go ahead with sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia

Human rights groups including Amnesty International have denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies in a war which the United Nations says has killed more than 10,000 people and left 8.4 million on the brink of famine. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2p4FfWP

Vladimir Putin attends Russia-China war games

The weeklong Vostok (East) 2018 maneuvers span vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East, the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans and showcase the military might of Russia and China at a time of simmering tensions with the US from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mq1m3r

Vladimir Putin says will strengthen army at military drills

Vladimir Putin praised the "mastery" of the Russian army and its "capacity to face down potential threats" after watching the drills at the Tsugol military training ground near the borders with Mongolia and China. Some 25,000 soldiers, 7,000 vehicles as well as 250 helicopters and planes took part in the simulated aerial and ground attack from an "undefined" enemy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2p3cz0r

World is sleepwalking towards another financial crisis, former UK PM warns

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Moscow ready to make steps to improve Russia-US ties: Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

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Moscow ready to make steps to improve Russia-US ties: Lavrov

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Gunman kills 5, self in Southern California

Authorities say a gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a sheriff's deputy closed in. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the shootings began shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and occurred at a business and a home in Bakersfield, about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xezh9M

Trump signs order to enable sanctions for US election meddling

Under fire over his handling of Russian election meddling, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday meant to strengthen election security by slapping sanctions on foreign countries or people who try to interfere in the US political process. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QtlQLZ

'Myanmar response to Rohingya crisis could've been handled better'

Myanmar's military response to the Rohingya crisis which drove 700,000 of the Muslim minority into Bangladesh "could have been handled better", the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi conceded Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OcWCj7

World leaders to attend Kofi Annan's state funeral in Ghana

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Slamming the door: How Trump transformed US refugee program

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Hurricane Florence's uncertain track sows fear; 10m in crosshairs

More than 1.7 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia were warned to clear out. Airlines had canceled nearly 1,000 flights and counting. The Hurricane Florence is expected to blow ashore as early as Friday afternoon around the North Carolina-South Carolina line. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Of4r8a

EU deals big blow to big tech

Campaigners warn that would probably force internet companies to introduce stringent new automated checks that content must pass before they are posted to platforms like Twitter and Facebook. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MpDjSf

The beach where Lebanese women drop their veils

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Black carbon travelling from Mediterranean polluting Himalayas in U’khand, contributing to receding snowline, reveals study

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