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Paris stores looted, bank torched in new 'yellow vest' violence

Demonstrators looted and torched shops and businesses on the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, on the 18th straight weekend of "yellow vest" protests, characterised by an uptick in violence after weeks of dwindling turnout. 82 people had been arrested so far. The demonstrators also set fire to a bank situated on the ground floor of an apartment building. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2W5lnBr

Masood Azhar is 'proven threat', why would China give him 'terror pass'?: WSJ

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Seven killed, 13 missing in landslide in China

Beijing, Mar 16 () Seven people were killed and 13 others reported missing when a landslide toppled residential buildings in China's north Shanxi province. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Hpfxru

India-US looking to co-develop small air launch UAVs: Pentagon

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India-US looking to co-develop small air launch UAVs: Pentagon

The US statement came as defence officials from the two countries held their latest round of Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) talks. The India-US DTTI meeting focused on encouraging the US and Indian industry to work together and develop next-generation technologies. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ubNQd2

New US military budget focused on China despite border talk

The US is still fighting small wars against Islamic extremists, and Russia remains a serious concern, but Shanahan seeks to shift the military's main focus to what he considers the more pressing security problem of a rapidly growing Chinese military. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XZQqR0

2020 Democrats build campaign war chests, $1 at a time

With all 12 major Democratic White House candidates shunning donations from corporations and political action committees, or PACs, they have turned their collective eye toward individual voters, who are showing increasing willingness to open their pocketbooks and play a larger role in the political process. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TDJxpO

Fuelled by China fears, Russians protest Baikal bottling plant

Ecologists and local authorities have previously touted bottling the water of the world's largest lake as a "green" way of profiting from Siberia's natural resources. But a petition calling on Russian "patriots" to demand the removal of an under-construction "Chinese plant on the shores of our Lake Baikal" has gathered almost a million signatures. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TV0Amw

Nicaragua releases more prisoners after opposition demand

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Venezuela frees German journalist after four months

Six was arrested in northern Falcon state for allegedly photographing President Nicolas Maduro "very closely," according to a free speech NGO. Six went on hunger strike in December, before lifting it pending diplomatic efforts, according to the German embassy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JgO0tY

After massacre, Trump downplays white nationalism threat

Trump, whose own previous responses to the movement have drawn scrutiny, expressed sympathy for the victims who died as "places of worship turned into scenes of evil killing." But he declined to join expressions of mounting concern about white nationalism, saying that "I don't, really" when asked whether it was a rising threat around the world. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Cn6KSq

US, France & UK working on compromise with China on Masood Azhar listing or planning vote in UN

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Christchurch attacker intended to continue rampage when arrested: PM Jacinda Ardern

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US-India strategic interests broadly aligned, structural and deep: official

The three-day visit of Gokhale, which he started by meeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and concluded by calling on National Security Advisor John Bolton, demonstrated the "transformation of our strategic" relationship, the senior State Department official said Friday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2CmBOlE

17-min Christchurch carnage live-streamed via app for extreme sports

The live footage of Friday's attacks was first posted to Facebook and has since been shared on Twitter, Alphabet Inc's YouTube and Facebook-owned Whatsapp and Instagram. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FasmC7

'He ran after shooter, but there were others waiting for him in getaway car'

At least another seven people died at the Linwood Avenue mosque, about five kilometres away, where Syed Mazharuddin said a man wearing body armour and a helmet opened fire. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UFbHNE

Muslim leaders blame rise in Islamophobia for attacks

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Boeing promised 737 MAX software update last year

eks after a deadly crash involving a Boeing plane last October, company officials met separately with the pilot unions at Southwest Airlines and American Airlines. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Hp3bzz

US cites Pak's $10bn debt to slam China's 'predatory economics'

Pakistan owes China at least $10 billion debt for the construction of Gwadar port & other projects, General Joseph Dunford, chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as he underlined Beijing's "predatory economics". He warned that if China's predatory debt tactics are left unaddressed, they will have serious implications on the US's military. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XUz6Nj

Recent India-Pak conflict arose due to terrorists that departed from Pakistan: Pompeo

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