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​A Chechen activist on Tuesday accused Russia's FSB security service of blocking attempts to bring back widows and children of Russian Islamic State fighters from Syria and Iraq. Since last year, around 100 women and children -- mostly from Russia's majority-Muslim Caucasus -- have returned under a program championed by Chechnya's powerful leader Ramzan Kadyrov. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OFkkUF

​A Chechen activist on Tuesday accused Russia's FSB security service of blocking attempts to bring back widows and children of Russian Islamic State fighters from Syria and Iraq. Since last year, around 100 women and children -- mostly from Russia's majority-Muslim Caucasus -- have returned under a program championed by Chechnya's powerful leader Ramzan Kadyrov. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OFkkUF

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss trade on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Argentina this month, a senior US official said Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ppygrl

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Abdul Samad Sani, a Taliban fundraiser, and Salahuddin, a military commander, were freed from prison in Pakistan on Monday. The move came in the wake of the meetings between the representatives of the Taliban and the US officials in Qatar. Weeks back Pak had freed former Taliban deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as part of US’s effort to revive peace talks with the insurgents. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PrmYT9

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss trade on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Argentina this month, a senior US official said Tuesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ppygrl

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The death toll remained at 42 people, the most on record from a California wildfire and 228 individuals were listed as missing. More than 7,600 homes and other structures were destroyed, also an all-time high. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zNALJe

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Devi Unmathallegadoo's unborn baby survived after an emergency Caesarean section. The baby is fighting for his life in hospital following the attack on Monday evening in Ilford area of east London. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zOer29

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The FBI did not explain the increase, which came amid a perceived general rise in social and political tensions across the country marked by the election of the divisive Trump. But it did note that more law enforcement jurisdictions were reporting hate crimes than previous years. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QE2UcY

The FBI did not explain the increase, which came amid a perceived general rise in social and political tensions across the country marked by the election of the divisive Trump. But it did note that more law enforcement jurisdictions were reporting hate crimes than previous years. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QE2UcY

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Francis on Tuesday named Archbishop Charles Scicluna as a deputy, or adjunct secretary, at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases globally. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Dla81P

"What is really important, if we look at the developments of the past year, is that we have to work on a vision of one day creating a real, true European army," Merkel told a session of European Parliament, drawing applause and some boos. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B394hf

Saudi King Salman will resume an unprecedented domestic tour next week, the royal court said Tuesday, as the kingdom grapples with an international crisis over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K1zh2L

"What is really important, if we look at the developments of the past year, is that we have to work on a vision of one day creating a real, true European army," Merkel told a session of European Parliament, drawing applause and some boos. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B394hf

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Pakistan may ask the IMF for up to $6 billion, Geo News reported. If approved, it would be Pakistan's 13th rescue package from the multilateral lender since the late 1980s. Pakistan formally approached the IMF in October for loans. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FwPfDB

CNN filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the revocation of press credentials for White House correspondent Jim Acosta, whose questions and reporting have been a frequent target of criticism by President Trump. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qHps13

Trump tweeted about a suggestion by French President Emmanuel Macron that Europe build up its militaries because the continent can no longer depend on the US for defense. Macron had also said Europe needs to protect itself against cyberthreats from China, Russia and the US. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PnzrHH

Trump tweeted about a suggestion by French President Emmanuel Macron that Europe build up its militaries because the continent can no longer depend on the US for defense. Macron had also said Europe needs to protect itself against cyberthreats from China, Russia and the US. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PnzrHH

Luo Shugang will travel to the Maldivian capital Male from November 15-19 to attend the inauguration of President-elect Solih as special envoy of President Xi, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said here on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FkJsRn

The United States has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war, and has spent more than $900 billion on everything from military operations to the construction of roads, bridges and power plants. Three US presidents have pledged to bring peace to Afghanistan, either by adding or withdrawing troops, by engaging the Taliban or shunning them. Last year, the US dropped the "mother of all bombs" on a cave complex. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qGG1du

Dutch company Levola Hengelo, maker of a cheese spread called Heksenkaas (witches' cheese), took rival Smilde to court for making what it said was a copy of its product and hence infringed its copyright in the taste of the cheese. The Dutch court subsequently sought guidance from the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ). from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B3r2jD

The fighting - which has killed six Palestinians, five of them militants, and a Palestinian man in Israel since Monday -threatened to derail efforts by the United Nations, Egypt and Qatar to broker a long-term ceasefire and head off another major conflict in the impoverished, densely populated enclave. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TaZXlO

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Until now, kilogram's mass has been defined by the granddaddy of all kilos: a golf ball-sized metal cylinder locked in a vault in France. For more than a century, it has been the one true kilogram upon which all others were based. Gathering in Versailles, west of Paris, governments are expected to approve plans to instead use a scientific formulation to define its exact mass. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RU6rnL

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday voiced concern about Chinese as well as Russian medium-range missiles and urged Beijing to join an international nuclear arms control treaty."We see that China is investing heavily in new, modern weapons, including new missiles," Stoltenberg said on German ZDF public television, according to the German translation. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zLbcZg

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday voiced concern about Chinese as well as Russian medium-range missiles and urged Beijing to join an international nuclear arms control treaty."We see that China is investing heavily in new, modern weapons, including new missiles," Stoltenberg said on German ZDF public television, according to the German translation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zLbcZg

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Motivated by an urgency to unseat President Donald Trump and the prospect of a historically large primary field, Democrats see little incentive to delay or downplay their 2020 presidential hopes. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PYTQ5a

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday he was prevented from flying out of Moscow for a European court ruling on whether his recent detentions have been politically motivated. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QyROWy

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Western countries including Canada, France, Germany, and the United States have called on China to close down camps in Xinjiang, where activists say as many as 1 million members of the Uighur minority and other Muslims are being detained. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RPqLXd

A painting by Rene Magritte sold for $26.8 million Monday at a Sotheby's auction in New York, setting a record for a work by the Belgian surrealist. The painting entitled "Le principe du plaisir" topped the price fetched by "La corde sensible", which was sold in February 2017 in London for $17.9 million. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RRli22

China, which claims virtually all of the sea, has established military positions on disputed outcrops and intimidates fishermen and naval vessels from rival countries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qIIwvO

President Ashraf Ghani said his administration is intent on seeking a negotiated peace with the Taliban, which have shown no interest in direct talks with a government they see as illegitimate. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ppe4pb

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The office of the UN's Mideast envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, said Monday that efforts were underway ``to ensure that Gaza steps back from the brink.'' It called for an end to rocket fire, and for restraint "by all.'' from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FvR6bN

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On the eve of the conference, US bishop leaders received a Vatican order demanding they wait to vote until after a global summit on sex abuse set to take place in Rome in February, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo announced Monday in his opening remarks. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DiI2E4

Shortly after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated last month, a member of the kill team instructed a superior over the phone to "tell your boss," believed to be crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. While he was not mentioned by name, US intelligence officials believe "your boss" was a reference to crown prince Mohammed. Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb, one of 15 Saudis dispatched to Istanbul to confront Khashoggi at the Saudi Consolate there, made the phone call and spoke in Arabic, the people said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PlEND8

A Wisconsin school district is investigating a photo of a group of high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute, drawing a strong rebuke on social media. The photo of more than 60 male students dressed in suits shows many with their right arm extended upward while posed on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RP61yP

Michelle Obama revealed that the former United States first couple had sought marriage counselling in the past. 'Because we’re role models, it’s important for us to be honest and say, if you’re in a marriage and there are times you want to leave, that’s normal, because I felt that way,' she said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QDJQLR

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Among the roughly two dozen Democrats eyeing a potential 2020 White House run is a self-described Hindu, Tulsi Gabbard - a Caucasian born in American Samoa- if she wins the nomination, would be the first Hindu candidate ever from a major political party to run for president. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z4rJIk