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Donald Trump says US backs NATO '100%' but allies must 'step up'

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Donald Trump says US backs NATO '100%' but allies must 'step up'

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

Putin receives five-star welcome in Serbia

Ceremonial canons fired and church bells pealed in Belgrade on Thursday as President Vladimir Putin arrived to a rousing welcome in Serbia, a key Moscow ally, where he will confer Russia's top award to his counterpart. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Fx0GKr

Brazil may drop visas for US, Australia, Japan visitors

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

India has "no role" in Afghanistan: Pak Foreign office

Speaking at the weekly briefing, Mohammad Faisal said Pakistan always maintained that the solution to the conflict in Afghanistan lies in an Afghan-led and Afghan owned peace process. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2AP0EcS

US envoy on Afghanistan arrives in Pakistan for talks

According to US diplomatic officials in Pakistan, the schedule of Khalilzad's meetings will be decided soon and the special envoy will be in Islamabad for one to four days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DhfMBD

Sudan reinforces Khartoum ahead of march

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Trump taps 3 Indian-American experts for key admin posts

Rita Baranwal was nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), Aditya Bamzai for member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Bimal Patel as the assistant secretary of Treasury.The nomination of Baranwal, Bamzai and Patel was sent to the Senate Wednesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VWlYpO

Tear gas fired at protesters marching to Sudan presidential palace

Demonstrators chanting "Freedom, peace,justice" gathered in central Khartoum and began their march but riot police quickly confronted them with tear gas, witnesses said. Anti-government protests that erupted across Sudan on December 19, after the government raised the price of bread, have turned into daily nationwide demonstrations against Bashir's three decades of rule. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QVBgHQ

Trump taps 3 Indian-American experts for key admin posts

Rita Baranwal was nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), Aditya Bamzai for member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Bimal Patel as the assistant secretary of Treasury.The nomination of Baranwal, Bamzai and Patel was sent to the Senate Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VWlYpO

World has become 'dramatically healthier' in 20 years: Melinda Gates

"The world has actually become dramatically healthier in the last 20 years. The story of the past two decades is a story of incredible improvement in the human condition. And it's one of the reasons Bill and I call ourselves optimists,"Melinda of the 'Bill and Melinda Gates' foundation said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FwuQNX

Magnitude 6 quake jolts Nicobar Islands region

The earthquake hit the region at 8.43 am and its epicentre was Nicobar Islands region, the NCS, an institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) tracking seismological activities, said from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MhHFMs

US govt shutdown taking toll on wildfire preparations

The winter months are critical for wildfire managers who use the break from the flames to prepare for the next onslaught, but much of that effort has ground to a halt on US land because employees are furloughed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FvAVKB

Model claiming Trump secrets deported from Thailand

A Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office was deported from Thailand on Thursday after being convicted of participating in a "sex training course". Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen-name Nastya Rybka, was held with several others in a police raid last February in the sleazy seaside resort of Pattaya. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Dfcxud

American killed in Kenya attack was 9/11 survivor

On September 11, 2001, Spindler was working for investment bank Salomon Smith Barney in the World Trade Center. Spindler was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the New York University law school. He spent time in the Peace Corps in Peru. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FBRS5k

Crocodile mauls woman to death in Indonesia

An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said on Wednesday."The indication is that she fell into the crocodile's enclosure," Hendrik Rundengan said, adding the incident was still being investigated by police. Deasy Tuwo was the head of a laboratory at a pearl farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TSiGC8

Microsoft pledges $500 million to tackle Seattle housing crisis

Microsoft President Brad Smith says most of the money will be aimed at increasing housing options for low- and middle-income workers including teachers, firefighters and people who work in hospitals. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2T1i2lY

North Korea yet to take concrete steps to dismantle nukes: Pence

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North Korea yet to take concrete steps to dismantle nukes: Mike Pence

Pence's statement comes during his address to the global chief of mission conference on Wednesday and gains significance as the White House is preparing another summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TUGaGF

Volcano in southern Japan erupts; no injuries or damage

Japan Meteorological Agency says Thursday's eruption of the Shindake volcano on Kuchinoerabu island sent rocks flying and hot gas and debris pouring down the crater. It has not reached the residential area 2 kilometers (1.2 mile) away. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DegK1g

Sudan: Nearly three decades under Bashir

Khartoum signs a peace treaty in 2005 with southern rebels after a north-south civil war that lasted more than two decades, leaving two million people dead and a further four million displaced. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TV8lVY

Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket: FBI

Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming was arrested Wednesday and is charged with attempting to damage or destroy a building owned by the United States using fire or an explosive, US Attorney Byung J "BJay" Pak said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CpXqws

Why US classrooms are starting to resemble arcades

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Trump administration to roll out new missile defense plan

The new review concludes that in order to adequately protect America, the Pentagon must expand defense technologies in space and use those systems to more quickly detect, track and ultimately defeat incoming missiles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FBE1fk

Donald Trump administration to roll out new missile defense plan

The new review concludes that in order to adequately protect America, the Pentagon must expand defense technologies in space and use those systems to more quickly detect, track and ultimately defeat incoming missiles. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FBE1fk

American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US

Marzieh Hashemi, who worked for the network's English-language service, was detained in St. Louis, where she had filmed a Black Lives Matter documentary after visiting relatives in the New Orleans area. She was then taken to Washington, according to her elder son, Hossein Hashemi. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QT5mf0

US in criminal probe of China's Huawei: Report

The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said the Justice Department is looking into allegations of theft of trade secrets from Huawei's US business partners, including a T-Mobile robotic device used to test smartphones. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FtfsBS

American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US

Marzieh Hashemi, who worked for the network's English-language service, was detained in St. Louis, where she had filmed a Black Lives Matter documentary after visiting relatives in the New Orleans area. She was then taken to Washington, according to her elder son, Hossein Hashemi. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QT5mf0

Trump's new missile defense strategy eyes space-based sensors

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US Legislature and the Executive clash in a brewing constitutional crisis

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US Legislature and the Executive clash in a brewing constitutional crisis

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Egypt kills 5 suspected militants in Sinai: Ministry

Egyptian police killed five suspected Islamic militants in North Sinai, where security forces are fighting an insurgency led by an affiliate of the Islamic State group, the government said Wednesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QU2cYc