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Russia denies its strategic bombers violated South Korean air space

Russia's ministry of defence on Tuesday denied that its strategic bombers had violated South Korean air space and accused South Korean jets of carrying out dangerous manoeuvres that threatened its aircraft, the RIA news agency reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OccNlc

Singapore makes its biggest ever illegal ivory seizure

Singapore has made its largest ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tonnes of contraband tusks from an estimated 300 elephants. The illegal cargo was discovered in a container from the Democratic Republic of the Congo being shipped to Vietnam via Singapore. The authorities found 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M7MVEy

SKorea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane

The South Korean jets fired around 360 rounds of ammunition at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday. There are reports of Chinese military aircraft also entering South Korean airspace. The Russian aircraft was an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and South Korea scrambled F-15 and F-16 fighter jets in response. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y6R6YU

US govt pursues rule that would remove 3.1m people from food stamps

Currently, 43 US states allow residents to automatically become eligible for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, if they receive benefits from another federal program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, according to the USDA. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YcSmsr

Trump administration pursues rule that would remove 3.1 million people from food stamps

Currently, 43 US states allow residents to automatically become eligible for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, if they receive benefits from another federal program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, according to the USDA. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YcSmsr

Imran Khan welcomes Donald Trump's offer of mediation on Kashmir

Buoyed by US President Donald Trump's offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. "I really feel that India should come on the table; US could play a big part. President Trump certainly can play a big part," Khan said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Z7QZZ5

Imran Khan welcomes Donald Trump's offer of mediation on Kashmir, says it won't be resolved bilaterally

Buoyed by US President Donald Trump's offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Z7QZZ5

Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US

Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two years. Previously, those deportations were largely limited to people arrested almost immediately after crossing the Mexican border. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OctvkE

China's police state goes global, leaving refugees in fear

Muslims who escaped China's crackdown in Xinjiang still live in fear, saying new homes abroad and even Western passports afford them no protection against a state-driven global campaign of intimidation. With menacing text and voice messages, and explicit threats to relatives still living in Xinjiang, China's powerful state security apparatus has extended its reach to Uighurs living in liberal democracies as far away as New Zealand and the United States, in a bid to silence activists and recruit informants. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y8Y62b

Trump-Khan discuss Afghanistan, terrorism in first meeting: White House

US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Imran Khan on Monday discussed ways to resolve the Afghanistan conflict and the challenge terrorism poses to regional stability, the White House said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YhtSOB

Donald Trump- Imran Khan discuss Afghanistan, terrorism in first meeting: White House

US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Imran Khan on Monday discussed ways to resolve the Afghanistan conflict and the challenge terrorism poses to regional stability, the White House said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YhtSOB

US in damage control mode after Trump flub on Kashmir

Hours after Trump’s remarks, US officials finessed his words to clarify that Washington still believes Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and US stands ready only to assist the two parties. Earlier in the day, Trump threw the regional diplomatic circuit into a flap by claiming that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to mediate or arbitrate on the Kashmir issue. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yao0Cs

Imran Khan a great athlete, a very popular Prime Minister: Donald Trump

"It's my great honour to have the very popular and, by the way, great athlete -- one of the greatest -- but very popular Prime Minister of Pakistan," Trump said while welcoming Khan to the Oval Office of the White House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OdLTtt

Imran Khan a great athlete, a very popular Prime Minister: Donald Trump

"It's my great honour to have the very popular and, by the way, great athlete -- one of the greatest -- but very popular Prime Minister of Pakistan," Trump said while welcoming Khan to the Oval Office of the White House. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OdLTtt

North Korean leader inspects new submarine as talks with US stall

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a new submarine, paying special attention to its combat weapons systems, a week after the nuclear-armed state warned looming military drills in the South could derail nuclear talks with Washington. The submarine will be deployed to the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, the North's official KCNA news agency said Tuesday, without disclosing its specifications or the location of the inspection. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2y1zrSu

US lawmakers support India's stand on Kashmir, one of them apologises for Trump remarks

An influential Democratic Congressman apologised to India's US envoy for President Donald Trump's "embarrassing" remarks on Kashmir, while several others came out in support of New Delhi's established stand against any third-party role on the issue. "I just apologized to Indian Ambassador Harsh Shringla for Trump's amateurish and embarrassing mistake," he said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GlNff1

Pakistani intelligence led CIA to Bin Laden: Imran Khan

Pakistan's main spy agency provided the US with a lead that helped them find and kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan said on Monday. "If you ask CIA it was ISI which gave the initial location through the phone connection."Pakistan has until now officially denied having any knowledge of the terror chief until he was shot dead in a night time raid by US special forces on May 2, 2011 from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zcaeks

Pakistani intelligence led CIA to Bin Laden: Imran Khan

Pakistan's main spy agency provided the US with a lead that helped them find and kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan said on Monday. "If you ask CIA it was ISI which gave the initial location through the phone connection."Pakistan has until now officially denied having any knowledge of the terror chief until he was shot dead in a night time raid by US special forces on May 2, 2011 from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32GNpat

I could win Afghan war in a week, I just don't want to kill million people: Trump on Afghanistan

President Donald Trump claimed he could end the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan in a matter of days. "I could win that war in a week. I just don't want to kill 10 million people. If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth. It would be gone. It would be over, literally, in 10 days," he said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30NPMGJ

Why Dutch leave their children in dark forests

They were tiny figures at the foot of the forest, miles from the summer camp they were attending, with only a primitive GPS to indicate the right direction. Darkness was falling. And they were alone. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y0JmHt

UK minister quits before Johnson becomes PM

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