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US campaigns in high gear three days before congressional elections

Control of both houses of the US Congress, currently dominated by Republicans, and 36 governors' offices will be at stake when Americans vote in Tuesday's elections. Interest has been unusually high for a non-presidential election year, with early voting running well ahead of past cycles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RvivLZ

US campaigns in high gear three days before congressional elections

Control of both houses of the US Congress, currently dominated by Republicans, and 36 governors' offices will be at stake when Americans vote in Tuesday's elections. Interest has been unusually high for a non-presidential election year, with early voting running well ahead of past cycles. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RvivLZ

Lanka's main Tamil party to support no-trust motion

Mahinda Rajapaksa claims he has enough numbers to prove his majority and at least six of ousted premier, Ranil Wickremasinghe's men have defected to his side. The current suspension of parliament by the president is seen as a key to Rajapaksa negotiating for enough defections. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DkW2xY

Trump has 'disgraced' US prestige: Iran's Khamenei

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Twitter removed thousands of accounts discouraging US vote participation

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China vows 'necessary support' to cash-strapped Pak as both countries ink 16 pacts

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Diver dies in search for Indonesia jet crash dead

An Indonesian diver died while recovering body parts from the ill-fated Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea killing 189 people, an official said Saturday. Syachrul Anto, 48, who died on Friday, was part of the team searching for body parts and debris from the jet in the Java Sea. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qpPw0v

With eye on aid, Pakistan PM meets Chinese counterpart

Before travelling to China -- one of Pakistan's firmest allies -- Imran Khan said he was striving to obtain financial aid from two unnamed countries after Pakistan secured $6 billion in funding from Saudi Arabia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2D26ycP

Highest level of Saudi govt ordered Khashoggi's slaying: Erdogan

In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Erdogan said he did not believe that Saudi King Salman had ordered the killing of Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate on October 2. He said Turkey's close ties to Saudi Arabia did not mean that Turkey could turn a blind eye to the killing of the journalist. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AHDZzt

Illegal immigration costs American taxpayers $100 billion a year: Donald Trump

His comments came amid a row over a caravan of an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 people mostly from three Latin American countries – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – who are currently at the southern US border along Mexico with the intention to enter America. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DkMAdU

As US election nears racist fliers, antisemitic graffiti appear

The phrase on the fliers is associated with the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan. The fliers have been reported at campuses including Duke University in North Carolina, Tufts University in Massachusetts, the University of Delaware, the University of Vermont and Iowa State University. In some cases, vandals attached the fliers to posters encouraging people to vote on Nov. 6. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SHJANe

In this Swiss town, cheese matures to the tune of rock ‘n’ roll

Since September, the cheeses have each been blasted with sonic masterpieces from the likes of rock gods Led Zeppelin to hip hop legends A Tribe Called Quest. The project — “Sonic cheese: experience between sound and gastronomy” — hopes to show that the power of music can influence the development, characteristics and even flavour of the cheese. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OmgTSw

Myanmar by-election rare local test for Aung San Suu Kyi

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Sri Lanka's ousted PM says time running out to avert 'bloodbath'

Wickremesinghe, who has been holed up at the prime minister's official residence for more than a week as thousands of supporters gather outside, told AFP in an interview that "desperate people" could cause chaos on the Indian Ocean island. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qqSe5P

3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio

The people who came in were injured, including the bleeding man who was pistol-whipped while trying to stop the shooter. They told her the shooter kept coming in and out of the studio. When he loaded his gun, people started pounding the windows of the studio to warn people. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P6CW55

In US midterm race, racial tensions never far from surface

Although he is not on the ballot, Trump's polarizing presence has loomed large over the campaign for Tuesday's midterm elections, and in many ways the US political landscape reflects the deep racial divisions manifested recently in deadly attacks in Pittsburgh and Kentucky. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CXLq7k

3 dead, including shooter, at Florida yoga studio

The people who came in were injured, including the bleeding man who was pistol-whipped while trying to stop the shooter. They told her the shooter kept coming in and out of the studio. When he loaded his gun, people started pounding the windows of the studio to warn people. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P6CW55