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Donald Trump OK with second shutdown over border spat: White House

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Donald Trump OK with second shutdown over border spat: White House

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US pushes allies to fight Huawei in new arms race with China

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China honours Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives envoys with 'BRI awards'

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Brazil dam disaster leaves 34 dead, hundreds missing

The disaster struck on Friday at the Vale mine near the city of Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state, spewing millions of tons of muddy sludge across the facility and down towards farmland alongside the nearby town of Brumadinho. Dozens of helicopters were used in the rescue operation on Saturday because the released mud engulfed buildings, vehicles and roads with a deep, treacherous layer. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Um19m9

Blasphemy lawyer returns to Pakistan to aid in Bibi appeal

The Pakistani lawyer of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy on Saturday jetted out of the Netherlands to "hopefully assist his client for the last time" in a Pakistani court hearing. Saif-ul-Malook fled to the Netherlands from Pakistan in November last year after violent protests erupted over the Pak SC decision to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi, who was on death row. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DBT5bf

White House hopeful Kamala Harris says she can unify country

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EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela's Maduro

After four years of economic pain that has left Venezuelans short of food and medicine and driven more than two million to flee, opposition leader Juan Guaido is trying to oust embattled leader Nicolas Maduro following controversial elections that saw the socialist leader sworn in for a second term. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FRByhS

EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela's Maduro as pressure mounts

After four years of economic pain that has left Venezuelans short of food and medicine and driven more than two million to flee, opposition leader Juan Guaido is trying to oust embattled leader Nicolas Maduro following controversial elections that saw the socialist leader sworn in for a second term. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2FRByhS

Russia marks end of Leningrad siege with military parade

The parade in Russia's second city was the first time war-era and modern heavy weaponry, including the famed T-34 battle tank and multiple-launch rocket systems, have trundled past the Hermitage Museum to mark the end of the siege of Leningrad, sparking controversy with some survivors criticising "militarism". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CN0ser

Death toll from Italy helicopter-plane crash rises to 7

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Death toll from Italy helicopter-plane crash rises to 7

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Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust

Former prisoners of Auschwitz have placed flowers at an execution wall at the former Nazi German death camp on the 74th anniversary of the camp's liberation and what has now become International Holocaust Remembrance Day. They wore striped scarves that recalled their uniforms, some with the red letter "P," the symbol the Germans used to mark them as Poles. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2CQ9A25

Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting

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Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting

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Trump climbs down in wall row, Congress passes bill ending shutdown

While Trump agreed to reopen govt without first getting $5.7 bn in border wall funds, he still threatened to renew a state of emergency, if there is no breakthrough in the next 3 weeks. "Over the next 21 days, I expect that both Democrats and Republicans will operate in good faith," he said as he announced he would reopen the government. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DDd0GV

Pak delegation visiting India to inspect Pakal Dul, Lower Kalnai hydel power projects

The Pakistani delegation's visit came after India's Commissioner for Indus Waters Pradeep Kumar Saxena gave a nod for inspection of Indian hydro-power projects on Chenab basin from January 28 to January 31, earlier this month, it said from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RSoKy3

Budget may provide Rs 4000 cr capital infusion for PSU general insurers

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'Significant progress' on talks with Taliban, says US envoy

However, Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, cautioned that nothing has been finalised yet. Afghanistan-born Khalilzad said this in a series of tweets after six days of talks with the Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar. He now heads to Kabul for consultations with the elected Afghan government. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MyndXR

US, Canadian fighter planes scramble to escort Russian jets

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) says two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter jets identified two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that were entering an area patrolled by the Royal Canadian Air Force on Friday morning. There were no reports of conflict between the Russian and the US and Canadian jets. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DBfEwG

US, Canadian fighter planes scramble to escort Russian jets

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) says two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter jets identified two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that were entering an area patrolled by the Royal Canadian Air Force on Friday morning. There were no reports of conflict between the Russian and the US and Canadian jets. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DBfEwG

YouTube demotes flat-earthers, conspiracy theorists

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US govt reopens, but clock is ticking for a border deal

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US intensifies anti-Maduro push while Russia supports Venezuelan ally at UN

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Louisiana shooting leaves 5 dead; suspect at large

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