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Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal: Report

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

Trial opens in sex-trafficking case against self-help guru

Assistant US Attorney Tanya Hajjar presented opening statements Tuesday at the sex-trafficking trial of Keith Raniere, the former leader of an upstate New York group called NXIVM (NEHK'-see-uhm) that's been likened to a cult. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2JneqZf

Britain impatiently awaits royal baby name

Ending days of suspense, a smiling Harry announced Monday the birth of the couple's first child - a son who will be seventh in the long line of British succession. It was a rare piece of good news for a nation exhausted by its endless fight over Brexit. A big excitement for Britons is to see the baby, as Meghan is of mixed African descent and Harry is British. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PQ17C2

China using BRI to achieve its national security objectives: Pompeo

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vK30Hi

Sri Lanka still faces threat of ISIS terror attacks: PM Wickremesinghe

Speaking in Parliament during a debate on the current security situation, Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said all those directly linked to the Easter Sunday attacks were either killed or are in custody but warned that the danger is not over, "we are now a victim of global terrorism" which now requires Sri Lanka to work with the international community. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VVK7Qo

All directly involved in Sri Lanka attacks dead or arrested

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China says Mike Pompeo's Arctic comments a 'misrepresentation of facts'

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Turkey's Erdogan says Istanbul vote re-run is 'best step'

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Pompeo meeting with Merkel cancelled over 'pressing issues'

The US State Department says a planned meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chancellor Angela Merkel has been cancelled. Pompeo was due to meet Merkel and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin on Tuesday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2H33oWl

Turkey's Erdogan says Istanbul vote re-run is 'best step'

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Pompeo meeting with Merkel cancelled over 'pressing issues'

The US State Department says a planned meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chancellor Angela Merkel has been cancelled. Pompeo was due to meet Merkel and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin on Tuesday. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vGRmwN

Pompeo meeting with Merkel cancelled over 'pressing issues'

The US State Department says a planned meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chancellor Angela Merkel has been cancelled. Pompeo was due to meet Merkel and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin on Tuesday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2H33oWl

Sri Lanka's bombed church partially opens for prayers

Sri Lanka's St. Anthony's church partially opened for worship Tuesday even as security forces were rebuilding a shrine inside following the Easter suicide bombing. The faithful were allowed into a section of the church to pray before a statue of Saint Anthony, said Father Edmond Tilakaratne, spokesman for the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VibVie

Nawaz Sharif set to return to jail as 6-week bail expires

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Kot Lakhpat Jail here on Tuesday following the expiry of his six-week bail in a corruption case in which he has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J5uBeI

Japan finds parts of crashed F-35 fighter jet

Japan has recovered some debris from a stealth fighter jet that crashed in April, but was still looking for the "all-important" memory that could offer clues into the accident. Nearly a month after the high-tech F-35A plummeted into the sea off the coast of northeastern Japan, neither the pilot's body, nor the plane's fuselage have been found. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LsVTh7

How Chinese spies got NSA’s hacking tools, and used them for attacks

Researchers with a cybersecurity firm believe the Chinese did not steal the code but captured it from an NSA attack on their own computers— like a gunslinger who grabs an enemy’s rifle and starts blasting away. The Chinese action shows how difficult it is for the United States to keep track of the malware it uses to break into foreign networks and attack adversaries’ infrastructure. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VQ2lCA

US-Iran tensions rise ahead of anniversary of deal pullout

White House's sudden announcement that a US aircraft carrier would be deployed in the Persian Gulf to counter Iran comes just days ahead of the anniversary of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw America from the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Yi3i4r

Pakistani Christian girls targeted by Chinese as brides

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2H6V9da

Mahatma Gandhi should be honoured with Congressional Gold Medal this year: US lawmaker

Mahatma Gandhi, whose principles of non-violence inspired world leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, should be honoured this year with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award in the US, as the world commemorates his 150th birth anniversary, an influential American lawmaker has said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DRKalW

New UN campaign to bring youth into gender equality fight

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vHG5vU

New UN campaign to bring youth into gender equality fight

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UN calls for civilian protection in northwestern Syria

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China's social media troll 'army' wages war on Uighurs

The Chinese troll 'army' suddenly struck one evening, bombarding the Facebook pages of two pro-Uighur groups with an array of verbal grenades and offensive images. The social media onslaught was the handiwork of the self-styled Diba Central Army, a Chinese patriotic group that has targeted other pages in the past to defend Beijing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PPrrvY

First woman to land on moon will be American: Pence

The US is planning another space mission to the moon, Vice President Mike Pence said asserting that the first woman to land on Earth's natural satellite will be an American. "At President Trump's direction, the United States will return to the moon within the next five years, and the first woman and the next man on the moon will be Americans," Pence said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DTaP1I

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars. The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/300jrwJ

Protester throws egg at Australian PM on campaign trail

A protester threw an egg at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at an election campaign event in New South Wales on Tuesday, grazing him in the head with it. Security guards swiftly pounced on the female protester, who was wearing a beanie and casual clothes, and dragged her away. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Vnii3J

Boeing didn't disclose MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months

Boeing Co did not tell US regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots to a mismatch of flight data optional on the 737 MAX, instead of standard as on earlier 737s, but insisted on Sunday the missing display represented no safety risk. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DRWN09