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Former UK envoy says May's Brexit plan a 'pipe dream'

As Theresa May prepared to update key Cabinet ministers on progress toward a deal, Ivan Rogers said that, more than two years after voting to leave the EU, Britain is "on fantasy island" about what kind of divorce agreement is possible. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2pMGEBF

Pak province creates dedicated burial spaces for trans people

While Pakistan is deeply conservative and homosexuality is illegal, the country has approved laws giving transgender people better rights than in many other nations. Last year, it issued its first passport with a transgender category. The govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said it would set sections of state graveyards aside for the burial of trans people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OnVb5B

US, Russian astronauts safe after emergency landing

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Police: Trump's UK visit used 10,000 officers, cost $24m

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Pakistan constitutional body recommends removal of HC judge over remarks against ISI

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) recommended to remove Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who was facing a case of alleged misconduct over his controversial speech targeting the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RIfOr9

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping to meet at G20 amid trade tensions: Report

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'That was a short flight': Crew of failed rocket keeps cool

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Hurricane Michael heads northeast after trashing Florida

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Donald Trump says US working with Turkey, Saudis on journalist probe

Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen who had lived in Washington for the past year, has not been heard from or seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than one week ago. He left Saudi Arabia last year saying he feared retribution for his criticism of Riyadh over the Yemen war and its crackdown on dissent, and since then wrote columns for the Washington Post. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2A4vka2

Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes

The wrecks lie in the small island archipelago of Fournoi, in the Eastern Aegean, and span a huge period from ancient Greece right through to the 20th century. Most are dated to the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras. Although shipwrecks can be seen together in the Aegean, until now such a large number have not been found together. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2A4DfUV

Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes

The wrecks lie in the small island archipelago of Fournoi, in the Eastern Aegean, and span a huge period from ancient Greece right through to the 20th century. Most are dated to the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras. Although shipwrecks can be seen together in the Aegean, until now such a large number have not been found together. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2A4DfUV

Bulgarian mother says her son killed TV journalist: Report

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Lithuania parliament votes to legalise medicinal cannabis use

The lawmakers voted 90-0 with three abstentions in favour of the legislation that will now go to President Dalia Grybauskaite to be signed into law. "It is a historic decision to ensure that patients can receive the best possible treatment," said lawmaker Mykolas Majauskas who tabled the bill. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CAuDYN

Pakistan's anti-graft body summons US envoy in corruption case

The NAB is probing affairs of the ANL with regard to siphoning off funds amounting to over Rs 200 crore in 2008, which were used to purchase an Italian Company Monte Bello SRL. Foreign company Fairtal SRL, Sweden, was used for the deal, which suffered losses along with its shareholders. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CDigv2

Sri Lanka rejects US claims, says no Chinese military base at port

Addressing a programme at London's Oxford University on Monday, Wickremesinghe said some people are seeing "imaginary Chinese Naval bases in Sri Lanka. Whereas the Hambantota Port is a commercial joint venture between our Ports Authority and China Merchants - a company listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2REM0f8

Rocket carrying space station crew fails in mid-air, crew safe: Agencies

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FAFT team unhappy with Pak's efforts to combat terror

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Israel PM Netanyahu appears poised to call early elections

Polls, for now at least, predict a solid Netanyahu victory, one that would assure his place in history as Israel's longest-serving leader and allow him to solidify his close alliance with US President Donald Trump. But one big obstacle could still trip him up: a mounting corruption investigation that may soon deliver criminal charges. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EciOcP

World's largest fish market reopens at new site in Tokyo

The 83-year-old Tsukiji market had attracted tens of thousands of visitors each year to its warren of stalls laden with exotic species of fish and fresh sushi in a tourism boom key to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic plan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2C9hHb9

One dead as monstrous Hurricane Michael tears into Florida

Hurricane Michael claimed its first life after roaring ashore in Florida on Wednesday, flooding homes and streets and toppling trees and power lines in the Gulf of Mexico beachfront area where it made landfall as a raging Category 4 storm. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2A3OOf3