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Trump expected to reshuffle staff in White House turmoil

The start to the second half of Trump's first term is enveloped in gloom as the president surveys the damage from the midterms, tension with some of America's closest allies, and now turmoil inside the administration. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qL0XAb

Trump expected to reshuffle staff in White House turmoil

The start to the second half of Trump's first term is enveloped in gloom as the president surveys the damage from the midterms, tension with some of America's closest allies, and now turmoil inside the administration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qL0XAb

Fox News to back CNN in court battle with White House

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Fox News to back CNN in court battle with White House

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North California fires death toll now at 48; many still missing

Authorities on Tuesday reported six more fatalities from the Northern California blaze, bringing the total number of dead so far to 48. They haven't disclosed the total number still missing, but earlier in the week that figure was more than 200. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PrE17D

Indian-origin MP in UK calls for decisive action against temple burglaries in London

The latest break-in took place at the Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple on Westfield Lane in Kenton in the early hours of Tuesday. This followed a previous break-in at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Willesden last Friday, when three Krishna idols were stolen. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Fo0bmS

France fires back at Trump's lack of 'common decency'

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US first lady seeks sacking of Donald Trump aide

US First Lady Melania Trump fired US deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel in a move that caught even White House off-guard."It is the position of the office of the first lady that she (Mira Ricardel) no longer deserves the honour of serving in this White House," said Melania’s spokesperson. Mira had clashed with the first lady’s staff over recent trip to Africa. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FyWivx

East Wing vs West Wing: In extraordinary move, US first lady seeks sacking of Donald Trump aide

The White House press corps was quite stunned on Tuesday by a statement from Melania Trump’s spokesperson that bluntly said "It is the position of the office of the first lady that she (Mira Ricardel) no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FyWivx

SP Peshawar found dead in Afghanistan 18 days after being abducted: Authorities

A top police officer of Pakistan's Peshawar city has been found dead in Afghanistan, 18 days after he was abducted to the war-torn country by unidentified militants, authorities said Wednesday. ​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TcbRvN

France fires back at Trump's lack of 'common decency'

Government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said Wednesday: "We were commemorating the assassination of 130 of our compatriots three years ago in Paris and Saint-Denis, and so I will reply in English: `Common decency' would have been appropriate." from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DEDFUO

Sri Lanka cricket star joins Rajapaksa's party

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North Korean delegation visits South to attend history forum

A five-member North Korean delegation is visiting South Korea to attend an academic forum on Japan's wartime actions. The delegation's arrival Wednesday comes as the two Koreas continue reconciliation efforts despite stalemated U.S.-led nuclear diplomacy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DBoZWA

No plans to grant MFN status to India: Pakistan govt

Asked whether the government was considering granting MFN status to India and that Prime Minister Imran Khan was keen to hold peace talks with the Indian government, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile, Industry and Investments, Abdul Razak Dawood said, "No such plans at the moment". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2K5bIpJ

Mike Pence says Myanmar's handling of Rohingya 'without excuse'

In a meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in Singapore, Pence told Suu Kyi that he was anxious to hear about progress in resolving the crisis, which stems from a violent military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state that the United Nations has called ethnic cleansing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TbRtLg

Pope Francis warns against telling lies, says 'to gossip is to kill'

Pope Francis warned: "Gossipers are terrorists because with their tongues they drop a bomb and then leave, and the bomb they drop destroys reputations everywhere." from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B4kYaC

Mike Pence says Myanmar's handling of Rohingya 'without excuse'

In a meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in Singapore, Pence told Suu Kyi that he was anxious to hear about progress in resolving the crisis, which stems from a violent military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state that the United Nations has called ethnic cleansing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TbRtLg

Russian opposition chief Navalny goes to EU after ban

Russian President Vladimir Putin's top critic posted a photo of himself and a border guard on social media at passport control, saying "this time everything was OK." from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FlbSul

Gene-edited food is coming, but will shoppers buy?

By early next year, the first foods from plants or animals that had their DNA "edited'' are expected to begin selling. It's a different technology than today's controversial "genetically modified'' foods, more like faster breeding that promises to boost nutrition. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RTH3OK

Southern California wildfire roars to life in wilderness

A massive plume rose suddenly at midmorning in the Santa Monica Mountains near the community of Lake Sherwood, prompting authorities to send numerous aircraft to drop fire retardant and water on the blaze. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Fv7xom

Indian-American Neomi Rao to replace Kavanaugh on DC Circuit: Trump

Trump during Diwali celebrations on Tuesday at the historic Roosevelt Room of the White House announced the nomination of the 45-year-old regulatory czar for the DC Circuit which is considered next to the US Supreme Court. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z9kqz3

German health minister calls for faster adoption of biosimilar drugs

"Where there is a more affordable alternative at the same quality, we have to use it," Spahn, who is vying to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the centre-right Christian Democrat party, told daily Handelsblatt. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z8CARE

Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 50 dead

Most of the fatalities have been caused by the so-called "Camp Fire" in and around the town of Paradise, population 26,000, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of the capital Sacramento. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zQmwn6

Southern California wildfire roars to life in wilderness

A massive plume rose suddenly at midmorning in the Santa Monica Mountains near the community of Lake Sherwood, prompting authorities to send numerous aircraft to drop fire retardant and water on the blaze. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Fv7xom

Libya could hold elections next spring - Italy's foreign minister

Libya's two main rival leaders met for the first time in more than five months in Sicily on Tuesday and its prime minister endorsed a United Nations plan for an election next year. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QH49Ij

PM Modi meets US Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore

The two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral defence cooperation and a common vision for maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, official sources said. Pence will be representing President Donald Trump at the ASEAN and East Asia Summit in Singapore. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OJvJTB

Melania wants White House aide fired

"It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that Mira Ricardel, the deputy national security adviser, no longer deserves the honour of serving in this White House," her spokeswoman said siad on Tuesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FlURQU

Trump ally Kevin McCarthy tries lead shrunken House GOP

The race for minority leader is McCarthy's to lose Wednesday. But the California Republican, who is an ally of President Donald Trump, must fend off a challenge from conservative Jim Jordan of Ohio. Jordan is a leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qT9Wzr

Democrat wins Arizona senate seat after 30 yrs

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Trump lights Diwali lamp -- and needless controversy -- in White House

The short ten-minute event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House had familiar ad-libbed Trump asides, digressions, and playing to the gallery, but with his daughter Ivanka Trump also in attendance, it was as warm as it was unexpected, considering he had just returned from Europe amid the usual tumult in his administration, and there was no advance notification of his participation. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zhpLEH

Trump lights Diwali lamp -- and needless controversy -- in White House

The short ten-minute event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House had familiar ad-libbed Trump asides, digressions, and playing to the gallery, but with his daughter Ivanka Trump also in attendance, it was as warm as it was unexpected, considering he had just returned from Europe amid the usual tumult in his administration, and there was no advance notification of his participation. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zhpLEH

UK Lord offered activist peerage in return for sex

A parliamentary investigation found that Lord Lester, a member of the House of Lords, sexually harassed Jasvinder Sanghera — a British Indian — offered her “corrupt inducements to sleep with him” and threatened “unspecified consequences” if she refused. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qK3rP2

Donald Trump lights Diwali 'Diya' in White House

Donald Trump, in a happy and relaxed mood despite the constant tumult in his administration, joked about being set up with a lamp that wouldn't light as it took awhile for the lamp to light. He ignored all political questions but warmly praised US-India ties and the contribution of Indian-Americans to the United States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OK3lAy