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Pakistan tries to silence critics ahead of Imran Khan-Trump meeting

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Pope sanctions former US bishop accused of sexual harassment

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Pope sanctions former US bishop accused of sexual harassment

Pope Francis has banned a former US bishop accused of sexual harassment and of financial mismanagement from performing the liturgy, the Vatican News website reported Sunday. The measure was among a series of sanctions the pope had issued against Michael Bransfield, the website reported, citing a statement from Bransfield's former diocese in Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, in the United States. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JJt8d5

Pakistan tries to silence critics ahead of Imran Khan-Trump meeting

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Iran says fate of seized ship depends on crew 'cooperation'

Iran said Sunday the fate of a British-flagged tanker it is refusing to hand back after seizing it in the Gulf depends on the cooperation of its crew with an investigation. The Stena Impero was impounded with its 23 crew members aboard at the port of Bandar Abbas after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized it Friday in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xY3hax

Hong Kong protesters egg China office at end of massive rally

Masked protesters threw eggs at China's office in Hong Kong on Sunday night following another massive rally, focusing anger towards the embodiment of Beijing's rule with no end in sight to the turmoil engulfing the finance hub. Police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets, while the parliament has been trashed by protesters as Beijing's authority faces its most serious challenge since Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O9a4sI

More than 1,000 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires

Planes and helicopters joined more than a thousand firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where over 100 people died in huge blazes in 2017. By 9:30am, one of the biggest mobilisations ever seen in the area — including 1,100 firefighters and 340 vehicles — had been deployed to fight the blazes in the heavily forested Castelo Branco region, 200 kilometres north of Lisbon, the rescue services said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M4MzhU

Japan's Abe on course to retain majority in upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc was on track on Sunday to retain its majority in upper house after an election for around the half the seats in the body, local media forecast. The result would shore up Abe's ruling coalition ahead of a tax hike later this year and keep alive the prime minister's plan to amend the country's pacifist constitution. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JFPAnc

UK finance minister to quit if Johnson becomes PM

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UK finance minister to quit if Johnson becomes PM

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More than 1,000 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires

Planes and helicopters joined more than a thousand firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where over 100 people died in huge blazes in 2017. By 9:30am, one of the biggest mobilisations ever seen in the area — including 1,100 firefighters and 340 vehicles — had been deployed to fight the blazes in the heavily forested Castelo Branco region, 200 kilometres north of Lisbon, the rescue services said. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M4MzhU

3 killed in suicide blast in North West Pakistan

A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan on Sunday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex assault claimed by the Pakistani Taliban that killed a total of nine people and wounded another 30 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32FI7fv

Hindu priest attacked near temple in New York

Swami Harish Chander Puri said that around 11 am (local time) Thursday, near the Shiv Shakti Peeth in Glen Oaks, while he was walking down the street in his religious garb, a man came up from behind and started hitting him, repeatedly, a news channel reported. Puri said he was beaten so badly, he had to be rushed to the hospital. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y4IBsb

Imran Khan's community address in Washington DC likely to see only Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's community address at a stadium in downtown Washington DC would likely be attended largely by the supporters of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources reckon, in consideration of the bitter enmity between rival political factions back home. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XWt6Hg

3 killed in suicide blast in North West Pakistan

At least three persons were killed and ten others injured in a suicide blast at a hospital in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, according to a police official. The blast took place in front of the emergency gate of District headquarter hospital Dera Ismail Khan district of the province, deputy superintendent of Police Iftikhar Shah said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SxCBqz

Imran Khan's community address in Washington DC likely to see only Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's community address at a stadium in downtown Washington DC would likely be attended largely by the supporters of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources reckon, in consideration of the bitter enmity between rival political factions back home. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XWt6Hg

Pakistan turning blind eye to human rights abuses in Xinjiang

While the United Nations has said that at least one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in China, experts believe that neighbouring Pakistan has turned a blind eye to the human rights abuses in Xinjiang. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xXaZS7

As Japan heads to the polls, Shinzo Abe could clinch his place in history

A dozen years ago, Shinzo Abe was a disgraced politician who was forced to resign after just one year as Japan's PM, following a humiliating defeat of his party in a parliamentary election. On Sunday, voters head to the polls in a different parliamentary election, but this time, Abe, 64, is likely to seal his place in history as the longest-serving PM in Japan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GmnfjQ

One giant leap: 50 years ago, humanity's first steps on the Moon

On July 20, 1969, the Eagle module from Apollo 11 landed at Tranquility Base. Hours later, Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first person to walk on the moon. Thousands of people have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2xYymuL

Nearly 150 million people sweltering through deadly US heat wave

An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million people struggling to stay cool amid scorching temperatures. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YgaOA5

Nearly 150 million people sweltering through deadly US heat wave

An oppressive heat wave stretching from the Midwestern plains to the Atlantic coast had nearly 150 million people struggling to stay cool amid scorching temperatures. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YgaOA5

As Imran arrives in US, Trump seeks ‘irreversible’ action against terror

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