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Hundreds of dogs hound UK PM for 'Wooferendum' on Brexit

With tails wagging and raucous barking, hundreds of dogs and their owners rallied in London on Sunday to howl for a new people's vote on Brexit, in what organisers dubbed a "wooferendum march". Today's showing that this country just isn't uniting around any vision for Brexit and it's one way of fighting, a former Labour government spokesman said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QwpUtZ

Pompeo, Kim agree to second US-N Korea summit 'as soon as possible': S Korea

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in met Pompeo after the top US diplomat's trip to Pyongyang earlier in the day, which included a meeting with Kim. Pompeo told Moon that he and Kim discussed denuclearization steps to be taken by North Korea and the issue of inspection on those actions, which Washington has been calling for. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2pE6yaP

Wife of Israeli PM Netanyahu goes on trial for fraud

According to the indictment filed in June, Sara Netanyahu, along with a government employee, fraudulently obtained from the state more than $100,000 for hundreds of meals supplied by restaurants, bypassing regulations that prohibit the practice if a cook is employed at home. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ph1JPP

Netanyahu says will meet Putin soon on Syria security coordination

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Pompeo says US, N Korea continue to make progress on nuclear issue

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5,000 feared missing as Indonesia quake death toll rises 1,763

Indonesia's disaster agency said the figure of missing people was based on estimates from local heads in the Petobo and Balaroa areas of the city, where entire neighbourhoods disappeared in the twin disaster on Sulawesi island that has seen 1,763 bodies recovered, so far. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2pG4D5N

Pro-Russian party, populists top Latvia vote

Harmony topped Saturday's vote with 19.91 percent of the vote ahead of two populist parties -- KPV LV with 14.06 percent and the New Conservative Party with 13.6 percent. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2C0QqYj

Pro-Russian party, populists top Latvia vote

Harmony topped Saturday's vote with 19.91 percent of the vote ahead of two populist parties -- KPV LV with 14.06 percent and the New Conservative Party with 13.6 percent. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2C0QqYj

Palestinian shoots 3 Israelis in West Bank attack: Report

Israel's national ambulance service said a man and a woman were wounded critically in the attack in the Barkan industrial area, where thousands of Palestinians work in Israeli-owned businesses. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2E1dqZK

Brett Kavanaugh sworn into Supreme Court after divisive fight

The Senate voted 50-48 to approve Brett Kavanaugh as protesters rallied across the country against a nominee who has been plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct as a young man and had questions raised over his candor and partisan rhetoric. The confirmation means Trump has succeeded in having his two picks seated on the court. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RxCoCU

Brazilians vote in tense presidential race led by right-winger

Front-runner Jair Bolsonaro, who some call a tropical Trump, has surged in opinion polls in the past week. He is riding a wave of anger at the establishment after the uncovering of one of the world's largest political graft schemes, opposition to a return to power by the leftist Workers Party blamed for much of that corruption, and fears about spiking crime in the country with more murders than any other. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QxqzeE

Turkish officials say Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed: Report

"The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Khashoggi has been killed at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul," an official, requesting anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation said. Khashoggi, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the US for the last year, vanished last week while on a visit to the consulate. His disappearance has threatened to upend already-fraught relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Cvisw8

Sydney Opera House horse race 'advertising' sparks uproar

The Aus$13 million (US$10 million) Everest race, which boasts the world's biggest turf race prize, is due to take place in Sydney next week and organisers are pushing to promote it on the white wings of the Opera House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PiBYPp

Three decades after nuclear disaster, Chernobyl goes solar

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EU's Juncker upbeat on Brexit agreement, no-deal not an option

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EU chief: Brexit deal could be reached within weeks

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In Africa, Melania raises eyebrows with ‘colonial’ hat

The fashion-conscious first lady caught some criticism for the white pith helmet she wore with her safari ensemble in Kenya. Social media lit up with complaints about her choice of a hat viewed by some as a symbol of Kenya's colonial past and its one-time domination by the British. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ymaCQX

Thieves steal taps, lamps from Lankan envoy's house in Pak

An official of the Sri Lanka's High Commission filed a complaint with the police, stating that thieves have stolen brass lamps and bathroom taps worth about Rs 70,000 from the high commissioner's residence. The fact that intruders managed to enter and exit the residence of an envoy was shocking to the security officials. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QvJMNR