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Donald Trump and Imran Khan troll each other amid further decline in US-Pak ties

US President Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan trolled each other on Twitter with snide remarks pointing to a continued dysfunction in ties between two countries stuck in a mutually recriminatory loop. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OSCSkq

CNN says White House preparing to eject reporter again

CNN said on Monday it asked for a new emergency hearing to allow its reporter Jim Acosta to remain at the White House, saying officials are threatening to again revoke his press pass. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OOB6ko

CNN says White House preparing to eject reporter again

CNN said on Monday it asked for a new emergency hearing to allow its reporter Jim Acosta to remain at the White House, saying officials are threatening to again revoke his press pass. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OOB6ko

Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman praises judiciary amid Khashoggi fallout

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Sri Lanka Parliament speaker to get tough after lawmakers' brawl

On November 16, Sri Lanka's Parliament witnessed unprecedented violence as lawmakers threw furniture and chilli powder at each other. The speaker refuted allegations that unauthorised persons had entered the public galleries on that day. Each parliamentarian had been allowed visitors and their details were provided to the House, he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zjF9jC

Lanka parties agree to form select committee

Sri Lankan political parties in decided to form a select committee to conduct parliamentary affairs. All-party meeting called by President Sirisena yesterday to resolve the crisis ended inconclusively. The House till now has passed two no-confidence motions against Rajapaksa and his government by a voice vote​. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q4prTk

Red alert after Guatemala volcano erupts again, 200 flee

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Sri Lanka parliament adjourned after just five minutes

Rajapakse has lost two no-confidence votes and last week his supporters threw projectiles and chilli powder at their rivals and the speaker, deepening international concern. Monday's session was adjourned after five minutes as the 225-member assembly failed to agree on a committee to draw up the legislature's agenda. They were to meet again on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q6PKIt

Taliban confirms talks with US officials on Afghan conflict

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Cambodian PM says no China naval base being built

Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site near hotly contested seas. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FwdYaP

Vladimir Putin told Mike Pence Russia did not meddle in vote: Spokesman

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US Army unfurls miles of fencing along border with Mexico

They started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S1d2g5

US Army unfurls miles of fencing along border with Mexico

They started work in the cool of the morning and moved quickly, uncoiling reel after reel of vicious-looking fencing and tying it with barbed wire to green poles hammered into the ground. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S1d2g5

No better Brexit deal available, EU ministers tell Britain

British Prime Minister Theresa May is battling at home to keep the last week's deal alive and push it through the British parliament amid criticism from pro-Brexit politicians, Northern Ireland's unionists and those who want to keep closer EU ties. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RYGT91

Grim search for 993 missing after deadliest California wildfire

The number of believed missing fell 283 late on Sunday, down from 1,276 people, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, but gave no other details. The remains of 77 people have been recovered, officials said late on Sunday. The blaze ignited on Nov. 8 was 65 percent contained, up from 60 percent earlier in the day. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qTZWWD

Trump's attacks on media "greatest threat" to democracy: Navy seal who killed Osama

William McRaven's remarks on Sunday came after Trump derided the retired Navy SEAL and Special Operations commander as a "Hillary Clinton fan" and an "Obama backer". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QVcic8

Trump's attacks on media "greatest threat" to democracy: Navy seal who killed Osama

William McRaven's remarks on Sunday came after Trump derided the retired Navy SEAL and Special Operations commander as a "Hillary Clinton fan" and an "Obama backer". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QVcic8

China approves $6 billion airport expansion in Xinjiang capital

Construction will run through 2030 when the expanded airport is expected to handle 63 million passengers and 750,000 tonnes of cargo a year, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q90iXo

Sri Lanka president calls third vote on no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa

"To decide on the no confidence motion presented against the government, president noted that he wanted a vote with a name call or electronically displayed," Sirisena's office said in a statement. With parliament scheduled to reconvene on Monday, Sirisena appears faced with the choice of either re-appointing Wickremesinghe, or allowing the crisis to fester. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QUFnET

Trump says 'no reason' for him to hear Jamal Khashoggi death tape

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Landslides kill 13, leave 4 missing in south central Vietnam

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Not content with ban, China ‘slaughtering’ Twitter accounts

As Beijing presses a campaign to throttle any remaining voices that stray from the Communist Party narrative, it is extending its reach to foreign sites outside of its “Great Firewall” of internet censorship. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2qVZ0kd

California wildfire death toll rises to 77

Over a thousand names remain on a list of those unaccounted for after the so-called Camp Fire swept through the rural town of Paradise on November 8. Authorities stressed that many of those may be safe and unaware they have been reported missing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DLYxcX

Imran govt to refer 4 cases against Sharifs to graft panel

Khan’s adviser Shehzad Akbar and special assistant Iftikhar Durrani said the cases related to the alleged misuse of government resources by former Punjab CM and PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif and ousted PM Nawaz Sharif ’s daughter Maryam, the Express Tribune reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DvmEM0

Flash floods, landslides kill 12 in Vietnam

Heavy rains pounded the Khanh Hoa province over the past few days as tropical depression Toraji blew in from the South China Sea, triggering landslides that wiped out houses and destroyed a small reservoir. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DvAKx1

Missing 'Picasso' thought found in Romania a hoax: report

A writer who thought she had found a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso said she was a victim of a "publicity stunt". Picasso's "Harlequin Head" was one of seven celebrated paintings stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2012. The artworks have not been seen since. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BgFKUJ

California wildfire death toll rises to 77

Over a thousand names remain on a list of those unaccounted for after the so-called Camp Fire swept through the rural town of Paradise on November 8. Authorities stressed that many of those may be safe and unaware they have been reported missing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DLYxcX

Chief of staff Kelly may be next in Trump’s ‘firing’ line

Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on ‘Fox News Sunday’, praised Kelly’s work ethic and much of what he brings to the position but added, “There are certain things I don’t like that he does.” “There are a couple of things where it’s just not his strength. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DyEOwH

Chief of staff Kelly may be next in Trump’s ‘firing’ line

Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on ‘Fox News Sunday’, praised Kelly’s work ethic and much of what he brings to the position but added, “There are certain things I don’t like that he does.” “There are a couple of things where it’s just not his strength. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DyEOwH

Lanka prez’s all-party meet fails to end political crisis

Sirisena on Sunday called an all-party meeting which ended without making breakthrough, Wickremsinghe’s United National Party (UNP) said. This was the first time that Sirisena, Wickremsinghe and Rajapaksa met face to face since the crisis erupted on October 26 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QckVlO

Donald Trump says doesn't want to hear 'suffering' Khashoggi tape

US President Donald Trump says he has been fully briefed on an audio recording of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder but does not want to listen to it himself. "Because it's a suffering tape. It's a terrible tape. It was very violent, very vicious and terrible," he said in an interview with "Fox News Sunday." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zjEv5J

Israeli PM Netanyahu takes on defence post amid call for early polls

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North Korea's new 'tactical' weapon test highlights military modernisation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessed the test of a newly developed tactical weapon that could serve as a "steel wall", state media reported on Friday, without giving details of the weapon. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Qbgk2W

'If I wanted to speak to Barack, I had to request his staffers'

First ladies are usually defined by their husbands. But Michelle Obama, wife of former US president Barack Obama, was just as much of a star. In this excerpt from her inspiring memoir, Becoming, Michelle chronicles the tough sacrifices she’s had to make, giving up both career and privacy from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BgrgEl

Facebook to know who lives with you

FB wants to patent a software that would analyse tags, captions on images posted to FB or Instagram to ascertain whether people live in the same home. A common IP address of two or more people could indicate that they live in the same house. FB insists it might not use the software but confessed this info will be shared with third parties hence raising fears for ethnic profiling. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KdLmC1

Grim search for 1,276 missing after deadliest California wildfire

The remains of 76 people have been recovered so far, 63 of whom have been tentatively identified pending DNA confirmation. Early on Sunday the blaze, which ignited on Nov. 8, was 60 percent contained, officials said, up from 55 percent Saturday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q2ZALv