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India is likely to continue supporting Afghanistan with its financial and other assistance despite the US' troop withdrawal to limit the Taliban, Pakistani and Chinese influence, the Pentagon has told the Congress. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XIcdQx

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"It had been incredibly frustrating that MPs on either side of the Leave-Remain divide had got so sort of entrenched that they just were not willing to make that compromise that would enable us to get the majority to get this through," May said in a BBC interview in 10 Downing Street on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32mRTmJ

The death toll from the Nepal floods caused by the monsoon rains on Saturday reached 28 with over 16 persons still missing, officials said. Heavy monsoon rains for the past few days have left many settlements at high risk of floods and landslides in several places in Nepal. Transportation has also been disrupted in all major highways. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NSQMbf

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25 people were injured and several homes, churches and other buildings damaged on Saturday when an earthquake sent terrified residents of the southern Philippines fleeing their homes before dawn, police said. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck the northeast coast of Mindanao island at 4:42am (2042 GMT Friday) at a depth of 11.8 kilometres (7.3 miles), with the Philippine seismology office also recording seven less intense aftershocks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2G9f0aA

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Organisers of this year's Gay Pride week in Munich have a group of rather wild partners — penguins, giraffes and lions at the city zoo where tours are being run about same-sex love in the animal kingdom. The Munich zoo has joined Pride week with an unusual look into the intimate lives of all creatures great and small, seeking to boost tolerance among humans. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xMoNiq

Organisers of this year's Gay Pride week in Munich have a group of rather wild partners — penguins, giraffes and lions at the city zoo where tours are being run about same-sex love in the animal kingdom. The Munich zoo has joined Pride week with an unusual look into the intimate lives of all creatures great and small, seeking to boost tolerance among humans. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xMoNiq

Tropical Storm Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf Coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, scientists say. But the extent of the damage is hard to predict, they say. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2l89xcD

At least 10 people, including two journalists, were killed in an extremist attack on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a Somali official said. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, told The Associated Press the death toll may rise as fighting continued inside the Asasey Hotel between the extremist gunmen and security forces. He said gunfire is continuing inside the hotel. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JxVLtJ

Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana's shore early on Saturday as most New Orleans residents huddled at home, or in bars, bracing for the threat of severe flooding. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sfz145

Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana's shore early on Saturday as most New Orleans residents huddled at home, or in bars, bracing for the threat of severe flooding. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sfz145

Dozens of Christchurch gun owners handed over their weapons in exchange for cash in the first of more than 250 planned buyback events around New Zealand after the government outlawed many types of semi-automatics. New Zealand lawmakers in April rushed through new legislation to ban so-called military-style weapons after a lone gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques in March. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XJpKHK

A 17-year-old girl killed by a California police officer last week appears to have been pointing a replica gun at the officer when she was shot, video footage released Friday shows. The graphic video, released by the Fullerton police department following questions from the teen's family, shows Hannah Williams collapsing and pleading for help after she was shot on July 5. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SdDvIP

China’s investigative reporters once provided rare voices of accountability and criticism in a society tightly controlled by the ruling Communist Party, exposing scandals about babies sickened by tainted formula and blood-selling schemes backed by the government. But under President Xi Jinping, such journalists have all but disappeared, as the authorities have harassed and imprisoned dozens of reporters and as news outlets have cut back on in-depth reporting. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32ozben

In the French capital, the new mobility revolution has caught on fast, with locals and tourists embracing the growing array of app-based ways to get around. And with climate change bringing frequent heatwaves and more peak pollution alerts, Paris is beginning to push back against the dominance of the car. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NUjoRn