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Trump to address Americans amid fears of national emergency

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to address Americans on the issue of his proposed border wall on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning IST), amid fears he might go down the slippery slope of declaring a national emergency to draft the US military and its budget for the project. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2C71PEu

Europe's human rights court to hear Belgian euthanasia case

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Europe's human rights court to hear Belgian euthanasia case

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Trump administration snubs European diplomats in US: officials

The change in protocol for a close US ally means the bloc's Washington-based diplomats are less likely to be invited to high-profile events and have a lower importance than under former President Barack Obama. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Fgls0S

Kim Jong-un arrives in China for talks; Beijing denies using him as bargaining chip with US

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Egypt border closed to Gazans leaving amid Palestinian feuding

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Nigeria's Buhari accepts setbacks in Boko Haram fight

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US, China hold more trade talks overshadowed by Kim visit

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Romania's top anti-graft prosecutor says fight must go on

Anca Jurma completed her six-month term Tuesday and isn't seeking another term. She took the position after the government forced the dismissal of Laura Codruta Kovesi in July, alleging mismanagement and overstepping her authority. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CU1Ay0

Australia to 'consider' Saudi woman's asylum plea

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived at the Thai capital's main airport on a flight from Kuwait after running away from her family, who she says subjected her to physical and psychological abuse. Qunun said she planned to seek asylum in Australia. The Australian government said there is a possibility of granting the young woman refugee status. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GZEmL9

Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young Saudi woman

18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun grabbed global attention when she sent out pleas for help via social media, saying she feared for her life if she were put on a plane back to Kuwait, where she had slipped away from her family, or her homeland. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TDoKhT

20 children wounded in Chinese primary school attack

Twenty children were wounded and were taken to hospital, the Xicheng district government said in a post on its social media account. Three of them suffered heavy injuries but their condition was stable, it said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2saFeCq

It's good to talk: Kim Jong Un's diplomatic dalliances

It will be his fourth meeting with President Xi Jinping, and comes after three summits with South Korea's Moon Jae-in and a high-profile encounter with US President Donald Trump. Here are details of Kim's summits so far. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TDjHOv

Turkey's 12,000-year-old town about to be engulfed

The small town of Hasankeyf, in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, inhabited for 12,000 years, is doomed to disappear in the coming months. An artificial lake, part of the Ilisu hydroelectric dam project, will swallow it up. The dam, which will be Turkey's second largest, has been built further downstream the Tigris. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QvZcky

'Cuban crickets, not weapon, heard by US diplomats'

In 2016, US diplomats in Havana began to report ear pain and other symptoms from a high-frequency noise, leading Washington to withdraw half its embassy staff and to expel Cuban diplomats in retaliation. But a study by two biologists assessed a purported recording of the noise and said it matched the mating song of the Indies short-tailed cricket. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Fh0DRZ

Myanmar army to launch 'crackdown' on Rakhine rebels: Govt

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WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 things not to say about Assange

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Sounds that stalked US diplomats in Cuba? Lovelorn crickets, say scientists

In 2016, US diplomats in Havana began to report ear pain and other symptoms from a high-frequency noise, leading Washington to withdraw half its embassy staff and to expel Cuban diplomats in retaliation. But a study by two biologists assessed a purported recording of the noise and said it matched the mating song of the Indies short-tailed cricket. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Fh0DRZ

North Korea leader Kim visits China: Report

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2SHoL4i