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No, Trump doesn't call Mideast plan 'deal of the century'

It has become common in recent months for media reports to say Donald Trump calls his proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan the "deal of the century," a phrase seen as indicative of Trump's real estate style of diplomacy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Kx07CU

Johnson 'row' blows UK leadership race open grassroots campaign begins

Britain's leadership contest was blown open on Saturday by reports that police were called to a "row" between frontrunner Boris Johnson and his partner, hours before campaigning was to begin to win over grassroots Conservatives. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/31O4yyt

Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat

Iran said on Saturday it would respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, amid escalating tension between Tehran and Washington over the shooting down of an unmanned US drone by the Islamic Republic. "Any mistake by Iran's enemies, in particular America and its regional allies, would be like firing at a powder keg that will burn America, its interests and its allies to the ground," Iran said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Xl3EKL

Mike Pompeo asks Pakistan to release those facing blasphemy charges

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A half-hour away: How Trump opted against Iran strike

President Donald Trump had been given a series of options on Thursday night on how to respond to Iran's downing of an unmanned American surveillance drone. Senior military advisers zeroed in on a plan to launch strikes on a trio of sites within Iran, and it was up to Trump to give the final go-ahead. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZFiLfy

A half-hour away: How Trump opted against Iran strike

President Donald Trump had been given a series of options on Thursday night on how to respond to Iran's downing of an unmanned American surveillance drone. Senior military advisers zeroed in on a plan to launch strikes on a trio of sites within Iran, and it was up to Trump to give the final go-ahead. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ZFiLfy

Erdogan's chief antagonist seeks a lasting victory in Istanbul

Three months ago Ekrem Imamoglu was a little-known politician in a fringe Istanbul district who was attempting the near-impossible: to unseat Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party from Turkey's largest city after 25 years in power. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Xu08xw

Erdogan's chief antagonist seeks a lasting victory in Istanbul

Three months ago Ekrem Imamoglu was a little-known politician in a fringe Istanbul district who was attempting the near-impossible: to unseat Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party from Turkey's largest city after 25 years in power. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Xu08xw

Fellow SEALs say chief shot girl and old man in Iraq

The SEALs said shots came from the tower where Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher was posted and they watched through their scopes as the civilians fell to the ground. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WTR1BP

UK leadership race finalists woo Tory grassroots

Britain's leadership contest starts a month-long nationwide tour on Saturday as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt each seek to win over grassroots Conservatives in their bid to become prime minister. After five rounds of secret voting by MPs in the governing Conservative Party, former London mayor Johnson and Foreign Secretary Hunt are the two final contenders out of an original field of 13 hopefuls. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/31GxuIK

China state media urges US to drop win-at-all-costs trade stance

The Chinese Communist Party's newspaper urged the United States to cancel all tariffs on Chinese goods, saying the only way to resolve trade issues was through "equal dialogue". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Rqwt2K

Three dead, eighteen feared buried in Cambodia building collapse: official

"We have pulled out a body and we see two more bodies still stuck between debris," Yun Min, the governor of Preah Sihanouk province, told AFP, adding 13 people were injured. Photos showed excavators digging into the flattened debris in the hunt for dozens of other workers feared to be trapped inside. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WSwU7e

Sri Lanka extends emergency in surprise move

Maithripala Sirisena said in a decree he believed there was a "public emergency" in the country, and was invoking provisions of the public security act extending the state of emergency. The tough laws, granting sweeping powers to police and security forces to arrest and detain suspects, were due to expire on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IwSOJ7

Mauritanians head to polls after low-key campaign

Voters in the West African state of Mauritania were called to the polls on Saturday after a campaign dominated by the country's economy and appeals to preserve its hard-won stability. The ballot is set to be the first in the nation's coup-strewn history that will see an elected president complete his mandate and hand the baton to an elected successor. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IvdvoR

Prosecutors won't drop charges against US Navy SEAL despite trial twist

USA-NAVYSEAL-Prosecutors won't drop charges against U.S. Navy SEAL despite trial twist from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KxCeLo

Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secry of Defense: White House

The nomination of Esper, who was this week elevated to acting Pentagon chief from his post as Army Secretary, was announced hours after Trump revealed he had come close to authorizing a strike on Iran after it shot down an American drone. There hasn't been a full defense secretary since the resignation of James Mattis in December last year after splits in the administration over Trump's sudden decision to remove US troops from Syria. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2L5FvkJ

Prosecutors won't drop charges against US Navy SEAL despite trial twist

USA-NAVYSEAL-Prosecutors won't drop charges against U.S. Navy SEAL despite trial twist from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KxCeLo

Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense: White House

Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said on Friday. The nomination of Esper, who was this week elevated to acting Pentagon chief from his post as army secretary, was announced hours after Trump revealed he had come close to authorizing a strike on Iran after it shot down an American drone. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2L5FvkJ

Ivanka Trump in hot water over MAGA tweet

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Trump sexually assaulted me in 90s, claims columnist

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