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Beijing warns US not to underestimate Chinese military

Beijing warned on Friday that the US should not underestimate China's military as the top defence officials from both countries met on the sidelines of a security forum. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QAHpub

UN atomic agency: Iran in compliance with 2015 nuclear deal

The UN atomic watchdog says Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the nuclear deal reached in 2015 with major powers, though its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and heavy water are growing from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HLhmxQ

US cautions Modi government against buying Russian S-400 missile defence system

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US withdraws special tax exemption to Pak diplomats

The diplomatic tax exemption programme - usually granted to foreign diplomats and consulars - provides sales and use, occupancy, food, airline, gas, and utility tax exemptions to eligible foreign officials on assignment in the Unites States. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Mlf0tV

US withdraws special tax exemption to Pakistani diplomat

The diplomatic tax exemption programme - usually granted to foreign diplomats and consulars - provides sales and use, occupancy, food, airline, gas, and utility tax exemptions to eligible foreign officials on assignment in the Unites States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Mlf0tV

Bali volcano spews ash in new eruption

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali erupted Friday, spewing a plume of ash and smoke more than 2,000 metres into the sky. Mount Agung, about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been erupting periodically since it rumbled back to life in 2017, sometimes grounding flights and forcing residents to flee their homes. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2W0dyg1

7 killed in Kabul suicide car bomb attack

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Pak authorities arrest 3 JuD members from Punjab province

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N Korea 'executed' officials after failed Trump summit: Report

The Chosun Ilbo newspaper said Kim Hyok Chol, who laid the groundwork for the Hanoi meeting and accompanied Kim on his private train, was executed by firing squad for "betraying the supreme leader" after he was turned by the US. The paper also said Kim Jong Un's interpreter Shin Hye Yong was sent to a prison camp for a mistake at the summit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KdRiwY

Trump kicks off trade pact ratification, but new tariffs pose obstacle

The three countries signed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in November, to update the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, and Trump this month cleared a major stumbling block to approval by removing contentious US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum. But the US president put the accord at risk by announcing tariffs on Mexico over illegal immigration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2wACnoh

Trump kicks off trade pact ratification, but new tariffs pose obstacle

The three countries signed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in November, to update the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, and Trump this month cleared a major stumbling block to approval by removing contentious US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum. But the US president put the accord at risk by announcing tariffs on Mexico over illegal immigration. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2wACnoh

As Everest melts, bodies are emerging from the ice

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XgEQjF

Lt General sentenced to prison, brigadier and civilian to death for espionage in Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has endorsed punishment for a retired three-star army general, a brigadier and a civil officer on charges of espionage and leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies, a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media arm, said on Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EJST9Y

Musharraf's health deteriorates, rushed to hospital

Pakistan's former military ruler General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf's health suddenly deteriorated on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital here, according to a media report. Musharraf, 75, has been restricted from meeting or talking to anyone, The Nation newspaper reported from Dubai. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WA6I57

Donald Trump inadvertently admits Russia helped him amid meltdown over Mueller's parting kick

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Wy6rjd

Sirisena contradicts Lanka intelligence chief's testimony, says not privy to Easter attack warning

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EIx0rV

Europeans offer support to Ukraine, urge further reforms

from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WAxSZy

US blocks over $46 million in funds of terrorist groups: Report

The report released by the US Department of Treasury states the US blocked nearly $400,000 in funds of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and $1,725 of the Jaish-e Mohammed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MfMfyF

US blocks over $46 million in funds of terrorist groups: Report

The report released by the US Department of Treasury states the US blocked nearly $400,000 in funds of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and $1,725 of the Jaish-e Mohammed. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MfMfyF

Israel to hold fresh election as Prime Minister Netanyahu fails to form coalition government

In an unprecedented development, Israeli lawmakers have voted to dissolve Parliament after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline, triggering a fresh general election to be held on September 17. It is the first time in Israel's history that a prime minister-designate has failed to form a coalition. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I8Jji4

Afghan official: Suicide bombing kills 6 near Kabul academy

Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber targeting a military academy in the capital of Kabul has killed at least six people. The Interior ministry says six others were wounded in the bombing on Thursday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but insurgents have targeted this academy in the past. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KiEx4l

Julian Assange 'not well', US extradition hearing moved to June

Britain's review of a US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges has been moved to June, with his lawyer telling court on Thursday the whistleblower is in poor health. The next hearing will possibly taking place at the Belmarsh prison where Assange is serving a separate 50-week sentence for skipping bail. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YVlscm

Israel faces new elections after parliament dissolves

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EIJ8sV

World's tiniest surviving baby born in California

The girl, nicknamed Saybie by hospital staff, was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother's pregnancy in San Diego. She weighed a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces) —the same as a large apple — when she was born. The father was told that he would have about an hour with his daughter before she passed away. But the girl survived and was discharged after five months. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MiSMIP

World's tiniest surviving baby born in California

A California hospital disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces) — the same as a large apple — when she was born. The girl, nicknamed Saybie by hospital staff, was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother's pregnancy at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Diego. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MiSMIP

Mueller bows out of public life with one last jab at Trump

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2JJZXHZ

Charging president 'not an option we could consider': Mueller

Special counsel Robert Mueller says charging a president with a crime was "not an option" his team could consider in the Russia investigation. In his first public comments in the probe, Mueller said on Wednesday "it would be unfair" to potentially accuse someone of a crime when the person couldn't stand trial to defend himself. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XcRLTB

Robert Mueller to make first statement on Russia probe

Long-silent Special Counsel Robert Mueller will deliver his first public statement on the Russia meddling investigation on Wednesday, as he faces pressure to testify in Congress on his explosive findings. Mueller, whose probe implicated President Donald Trump in acts of obstruction of justice, will make the statement at the Justice Department at 11 am. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ED6IqQ

Pakistan man murders HIV positive wife in epidemic-hit south

A Pakistani man killed his HIV positive wife Wednesday in southern Pakistan, where hundreds of people have tested positive for the virus in recent weeks, stirring panic and casting a light on the country's dismal public health standards. The murder took place in a village near the epicentre of the outbreak on the outskirts of Larkana city in Pakistan's Sindh province. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XcnGUr

Judge in war crimes case against Navy SEAL weighs dismissal motion

The hearing comes 12 days before Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher is set to go on trial charged with killing a helpless, wounded Islamic State fighter in his custody and of shooting two unarmed civilians, a schoolgirl and an elderly man. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2K9VGNn

Iran 'almost certainly' behind ship attacks off UAE: John Bolton

The four ships, including two Saudi tankers, were attacked by "naval mines almost certainly from Iran", Bolton told a press conference in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. US experts are part of a five-nation team that is investigating the May 12 attacks that damaged the four vessels in the Sea of Oman off the UAE emirate of Fujairah. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2JHaYdf

Iran 'almost certainly' behind attack on ships off UAE: John Bolton

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After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States

The National Weather Service had already received at least 27 more reports of tornadoes Tuesday, suggesting that the record for consecutive days would be broken once the official totals are in. The weather service has received 934 tornado reports so far this year, up from the yearly average of 743 observed tornadoes. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Me3kJi

Time magazine in about-face now says 'Modi has united India'

The article headlined "Modi Has United India Like No Prime Minister in Decades" was published on Time magazine's website on Tuesday. The article asked, "How has this supposedly divisive figure not only managed to keep power but increase his levels of support?" It answered, "A key factor is that Modi has managed to transcend India's greatest fault line: the class divide". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Z1jOpR

Papua New Guinea PM resigns, throwing gas deal into doubt

Facing a string of cabinet resignations and a vote of no confidence he looked sure to lose, veteran leader Peter O'Neill told parliament he had handed his letter of resignation to the country's governor general. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YNpZxw

Former Maldives president tipped as new speaker

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WxM1Xm

Anti-semitism probe against UK opposition Labour party

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KfZq01

Trump says US aircraft carrier design wrong, plans overhaul

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QrSYUu

After mega-divorce, MacKenzie Bezos joins billionaire philanthropist club

from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2W8tvFP

Merkel and Macron clash in search of ‘Mr or Ms Europe’

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Trump says US aircraft carrier design wrong, plans overhaul

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After mega-divorce, MacKenzie Bezos joins billionaire philanthropist club

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Merkel and Macron clash in search of ‘Mr or Ms Europe’

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Man sentenced to 8 years for wife's death on honeymoon

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Iran says does not 'presently' believe in mediation with US

Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday insisted it did not currently see the need for mediation with the United States, as it played down the chances of a military clash with Washington. Spokesman Abbas Mousavi told a press conference that Tehran "does not feel any tension or (the possibility of) clashes" and said concerns had been "created by others" from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EEtK0r

Desperate Rohingya caught on cross-border narcotics runs: Police

Growing numbers of outcast Rohingya refugees are risking their lives by crossing the closed Myanmar-Bangladesh border with narcotics pills packed into their stomachs, police said Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I8jtdQ

Netanyahu could face election rematch after ballot he said he won

The man at the centre of the crisis in Netanyahu’s coalition-building, former Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, is sticking to his guns in a stalemate over military draft exemptions for Jewish seminary students. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Kbayey

Climate activists on trial for taking down Macron portraits

The first of several trials targeting the activists opens Tuesday in the eastern town of Bourg-en-Bresse. Some 300 activists showed up to support the six defendants, chanting "We're all portrait-removers!" from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EDLZ6c

Mother, daughter sue France over ill health from air pollution

A Paris court on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by a mother and daughter who, in a legal first in France, are suing the state for damages over ill health caused by air pollution. The mother and the daughter are asking for $179,000 in damages from the state at the administrative court of Montreuil in the east of Paris. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2I4FWIG

China rejects US envoy's call for talks with Dalai Lama

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2X9PoRC