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France calls for new global coalition, with or without US

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Supreme Court Justice Kagan won't discuss Kavanaugh

​Kagan told law students at the University of California, Los Angeles on Thursday that the justices worked "super hard" to find consensus after Antonin Scalia's death in 2016 left the panel with only eight judges. Kagan says nobody wanted to look "as if the court couldn't do its job." But she declined to discuss the ongoing confirmation process for Kavanaugh. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OXZzoj

Pakistan army chief calls on Imran Khan, discusses security situation with him

The Army chief's maiden call on Khan took place on August 27, in which both had "expressed resolve to bring enduring peace and stability in the country while also continuing efforts for regional peace". Khan visited to the Army's General Headquarters on August 30 for a briefing on matters pertaining to national security. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2N2xuud

Hungary PM hails 'icon' Trump's isolationist UN speech

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Boris Johnson's Brexit plan prompts fresh Tory division

Johnson reiterated on Friday the proposal was a "democratic disaster" that would "cheat the electorate" and leave Britain "half in, half out" of Europe. Britain is set to leave the EU next March, with both sides agreeing that a provisional divorce deal, comprising assurances on the Irish border among other things, must be reached by mid-November. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2N7MYx4

Strong quake rocks central Sulawesi in Indonesia

The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.5 quake was centered at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers) about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of the central Sulawesi town of Donggala. It was the second powerful quake to strike the area on Friday. An official with the local disaster agency, Akris, said "many houses have collapsed." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DEuN2u

Pakistan army chief confirms death sentences to 11 'hardcore terrorists'

General Bajwa approved the capital punishment handed down to the terrorists by a military court for committing "heinous offences" related to terrorism, including killing of 20 security personnel. The military courts were set up in Pakistan after the deadly Taliban attack on an army school in Peshawar in 2014 which killed more than 150 people, mostly students. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zCe77E

Earthquake jolts central Sulawesi in Indonesia, 1 dead

With the situation still being assessed, Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said one person died, 10 were injured and dozens of houses damaged. "The victim was hit by a collapsed building," Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said in a statement. Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said the quake didn't have the potential to cause a tsunami. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2R4Dwxz

Thousands of travelers affected in Europe by Ryanair strike

In Tenerife, Spain, hundreds of passengers queued at Ryanair counters and dozens more at the Madrid airport as at least 64 flights of the low-cost company from or to Spain were cancelled. The unions blame the Ireland-based company for breaking talks over the company's ratio of outsourced workers. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xXAIcP

Macedonia or North Macedonia? State readies for crucial vote

Sunday's referendum asks voters if they support changing the Balkan nation's name from Macedonia to North Macedonia. Greece has agreed to drop longstanding objections to neighboring Macedonia's bids to join NATO. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xWudXN

Five things about Macedonia, a country that may change its name

On Sunday its citizens will vote on whether to rename their country "The Republic of North Macedonia" as part of a compromise with Athens, which has its own northern province called Macedonia. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NJPOgI

Iran warns Saudi Arabia, UAE to respect 'red lines'

Iran accuses Saudi Arabia and the UAE of funding five gunmen who attacked a military parade in Iran last Saturday and killed 25 people, 12 of them members of the elite IRGC. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have denied any involvement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QfkAuH

Five things about Macedonia, a country that may change its name

On Sunday its citizens will vote on whether to rename their country "The Republic of North Macedonia" as part of a compromise with Athens, which has its own northern province called Macedonia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NJPOgI

Israel vs Iran: Netanyahu lobs nuclear claim — again

Accusing Iran of all of the above, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu fired a new salvo Thursday in his campaign to prove that Tehran can't be trusted and poses a massive threat to international security. In response, Iran shrugged. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qc50jF

We're not 'a banana republic': Saudi Arabia

In August, Saudi Arabia froze new trade with Canada, blocked grain imports, expelled Canada's ambassador and ordered all Saudi students home after Ottawa called for the release of activists detained for urging more rights for women. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xVOVXX