Sri Lanka is going through a major political crisis since October 26 when President Sirisena, in a controversial move, removed Wickremesinghe and installed ex-strongman Rajapaksa in his place. The president later dissolved Parliament and called for a snap election on January 5. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2E1Cezm
This is Khalilzad’s third visit to Pakistan since September. Ahead of assuming charge as US special envoy, he was known for his staunch views against Pakistan. He had always held Pakistan responsible for instability in Afghanistan and accused it of harbouring terrorists in its tribal areas. Until recently, Khalilzad had maintained that Taliban insurgency was Islamabad-driven. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QceoIp
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded that arrest warrants be issued against two Saudi nationals close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish source close to the investigation said Wednesday. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pizr6Q
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded that arrest warrants be issued against two Saudi nationals close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish source close to the investigation said Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pizr6Q
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck near New Caledonia Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert and emergency evacuations across a swathe of the South Pacific, but there were no reports of serious damage or injuries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BQYt9M
"If something isn't working, we're not dumb, we'll change it," Griveaux said on RTL radio, though "the issue is not on the table for now." Ending the ISF "wealth tax" on high earners was a key part of Macron's pro-business presidential campaign, seen as a way of encouraging people to invest and hire in France. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zK3HTg
In a twist on Trump's "America First" policy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Trump was not abandoning its global leadership but instead reshaping the post-World War Two system on the basis of sovereign states, not multilateral institutions. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UhNcqi
In a twist on Trump's "America First" policy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Trump was not abandoning its global leadership but instead reshaping the post-World War Two system on the basis of sovereign states, not multilateral institutions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UhNcqi
A shallow and powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific islands of New Caledonia Wednesday, US seismologists said, triggering a tsunami warning for the area. Authorities asked citizens to seek safety after the quake struck. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QcyH8E
Angela Merkel, the European Union's most powerful leader, stunned observers in October with the announcement following a state election setback that she would not stand again as chairwoman of her centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU). After years of turmoil within the party and the electorate over her disputed decision to keep the border open to more than one million asylum seekers, Merkel has said she will leave politics when her term ends in 2021. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EcIg0R
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would no longer be bound by the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty unless Moscow withdraws a new system that has threatened to trigger an arms race. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FV8YwG
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would no longer be bound by the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty unless Moscow withdraws a new system that has threatened to trigger an arms race. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FV8YwG
Joseph Garcia received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the December 2000 shooting death of 29-year-old Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FYIcn3
Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, whose sentence was part of a plea agreement, will also be under at least 20 years of supervised release after he completes his prison term. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QgnjbZ
Former US vice president Joe Biden has stoked speculation he may run for the White House in 2020 by saying he believes he is the "most qualified person" to be president. "The issues that we face as a country today are the issues that I've worked on my whole life — the plight of the middle class and foreign policy," he said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RFtjaZ
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn provided "substantial" cooperation with its probe into possible collusion between Trump's campaign team and Moscow. Michael Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zFpPOA
The Cuban government has been building a 3G network in cities across the island and some tourists, Cuban government officials and foreign businesspeople have had access to it for several years. The communist-governed island has one of the world's lowest rates of internet use but that has been expanding rapidly since Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro declared detente in 2014. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SrO7m0
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who held the White House job for only 24 days, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia. He will be sentenced on December 18. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GclyrN
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who held the White House job for only 24 days, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia. He will be sentenced on December 18. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GclyrN