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Three explosions ripped through an Afghan provincial capital, Jalalabad, killing three people and wounding another 20 on Monday. All of the casualties were believed to be civilians, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for eastern Nangarhar's governor from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VZ5LTO

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Ignoring US President Trump’s warnings not retaliate against American tariffs on Chinese products, Beijing did just that on Monday, slapping tariffs on $ 60 billion worth of American imports and spooking the world bracing for a trade war. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2E6skvF

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The headscarf, or hijab, is required in public for all women in Iran. Those who violate the rules are usually sentenced to two months in prison or less and fined around $25. Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says university students held a campus protest against authorities for increasing pressure on women to wear hijab in public. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YpATt4

More than 18,000 positions were at stake, including half of the seats in the upper house Senate, which has served as a bulwark against some of Prez Rodrigo Duterte's most controversial policies. While internationally Duterte is known for his deadly drug war, he remains hugely popular among Filipinos. Monday's polls are expected to tighten his hold on power. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YvvZed

The UN's Afghanistan mission said Monday it was probing allegations of civilian casualties resulting from US air strikes against purported drug-making facilities in western Afghanistan. The allegations centre on strikes conducted earlier this month in Farah and Nimroz provinces, where dozens of structures said to have been used to produce heroin and other illegal drugs were destroyed from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YpdUyc

The Sri Lankan authorities on Monday reimposed a curfew, few hours after it was lifted, on four towns in the north western region following a communal violence in the area. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VXQbYC

The much-anticipated Daxing International Airport, located 46 kms from Beijing is designed to take pressure off the overcrowded Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA), one of the busiest in the world. This is the first time that commercial passenger aircraft have landed at the airport, signalling that the basic construction is complete. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HpUzGy

An Iranian woman who worked for the British Council was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "spying", the judiciary's news website Mizan Online reported Monday, sparking concern in London. The suspect was not identified but she had been sentenced recently after she "made a straightforward confession". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VwkpSQ

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Brexit talks between Britain's Conservative government and the main opposition Labour Party are resuming with little sign of progress, as the two parties remain far apart on terms of the UK's departure from the European Union. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2W1LHQG

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Swedish prosecutors on Monday said they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him to justice before the statute of limitations expires in August 2020. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VkfwY8

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Police are investigating a shooting near one of President Donald Trump's resorts in Florida that left one person dead and two others injured. Homicide detectives were called in and detained several people for questioning. Several firearms were also seized at the scene. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Q9XpU5

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British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have fallen to 5th place in an opinion poll ahead of the May 23 European parliamentary election as pressure grows for her to set a date for her own departure. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/30egQzv

China, which is developing its navy at a feverish pace, has commissioned two more guided missile destroyers taking the total of such warships to 20 with more in the pipeline, state-media reported on Monday. Two Type 052D guided missile destroyers were launched last Friday in Dalian, a coastal city, state-run Global Times reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2JkWv6q

The warning follows a surprise visit to Baghdad by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo which he said was aimed at demonstrating US support for the Iraqi government, as the US says it has been picking up intelligence that Iran is threatening American interests in the Middle East. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Jh0ReK

Accusing China of breaking the negotiated trade deal draft with the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday said Beijing was now "dreaming" that he would be replaced by a Democratic candidate after the 2020 presidential elections. In a series of tweets, Trump indicated toughening of his stand against China. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WCLYq1

Accusing China of breaking the negotiated trade deal draft with the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday said Beijing was now "dreaming" that he would be replaced by a Democratic candidate after the 2020 presidential elections. In a series of tweets, Trump indicated toughening of his stand against China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WCLYq1

San Francisco is on track to become the first US city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that's creeping into airports, motor vehicle departments, stores, stadiums and home security cameras. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VAVeif

Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused "significant damage" to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the US. Emirati officials have declined to elaborate on the nature of the sabotage or say who might have been responsible. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WDXlhN

The death toll in the suicide attack targeting one of Pakistan's oldest and most revered Sufi shrines in Lahore has risen to 13 as another civilian succumbed to his injuries, a media report said Monday. A senior police official told the daily on condition of anonymity that security forces had yet to make any substantial progress in the investigations into the attack from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Q6a628

Pompeo, who departed from Joint Base Andrews near Washington en route for Brussels, will hold talks with European officials on Iran and other issues on Monday before heading to Russia, the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Q1ppZZ

Wayne Arthur Silsbee, 62, walked into Oregon city police department and turned himself in, the FBI said on Sunday, adding that his motive behind the surrender was not immediately known, reports CNN. Silsbee was wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for "multiple incidents of sexual assault" between September 1995 and April 1996 involving minor girls. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Hgi7i0

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The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's capital has risen to 76, state television reported late Sunday. An earlier official report on Tuesday gave 60 dead, including 55 who died at the time of the explosion a few hundred metres (yards) from the airport in Niamey. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HeFEzY

The US Maritime Administration, which stressing the incidents had not been confirmed, warned shippers early Monday to exercise caution when traveling past Fujairah, a port city on the eastern edge of the United Arab Emirates on the Gulf of Oman. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VymUE9

The US Maritime Administration, which stressing the incidents had not been confirmed, warned shippers early Monday to exercise caution when traveling past Fujairah, a port city on the eastern edge of the United Arab Emirates on the Gulf of Oman. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VymUE9

A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand's police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence on Monday. The royal commission will examine events leading up to the March 15 attack in which a lone gunman opened fire on two mosques in a mass shooting that shocked the world. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Hd4xus

Nearly 62 million Filipinos have registered to choose among 43,500 candidates vying for about 18,000 congressional and local posts in the high-stakes elections in one of Asia's most rambunctious democracies. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2YqkSTQ

Sri Lanka said on Monday it was temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after mosques and Muslim-owned businesses were attacked in the wake of Easter bombings by Islamist militants. Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on the west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Q9CFMd

Buffalo Public Schools officials say it only makes sense for the youngsters who have grown up with technology to be part of the upkeep of the district’s thousands of iPads and laptops used every day. Students, in turn, hone practical skills. It’s a strategy playing out around the country as schools increasingly supply devices to every student. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VRxIwP

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