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Pakistan observes 'Kashmir Hour' to express 'solidarity' with Kashmiris

PM Imran Khan said the purpose of observing "Kashmir Hour" was to send a message from Pakistan that the country will continue to stand with the Kashmiris. Sirens blared across the country as the clock struck noon and traffic signals turned red on all roads of the federal capital Islamabad. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PloXJ8

Trump's personal assistant steps down over info breach: Reports

Donald Trump's personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout resigned on Thursday after she shared information about the president's family with journalists, US media reported. Westerhout's unexpected departure came after Trump learned that she had talked about his family and White House matters with reporters at an off-the-record session during the president's recent working vacation in New Jersey, The New York Times reported citing unnamed sources. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UpLpjr

Trump's personal assistant steps down over info breach: Reports

Donald Trump's personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout resigned on Thursday after she shared information about the president's family with journalists, US media reported. Westerhout's unexpected departure came after Trump learned that she had talked about his family and White House matters with reporters at an off-the-record session during the president's recent working vacation in New Jersey, The New York Times reported citing unnamed sources. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UpLpjr

Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare

The new command will elevate space — largely the satellites and high-altitude aircraft essential to modern-day warfare — to a focused theater of combat, the equal of the US Central Command governing the Middle East and the Pacific Command, which manages defenses in the Western Pacific and Asia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NFrgV1

Trump launches new Pentagon command for space warfare

The new command will elevate space — largely the satellites and high-altitude aircraft essential to modern-day warfare — to a focused theater of combat, the equal of the US Central Command governing the Middle East and the Pacific Command, which manages defenses in the Western Pacific and Asia. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NFrgV1

Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L6blNL

Trump's personal assistant steps down over info breach: Reports

Westerhout's unexpected departure came after Trump learned that she had talked about his family and White House matters with reporters at an off-the-record session during the president's recent working vacation in New Jersey, The New York Times reported citing unnamed sources. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34b1TQC

N Korea solidifies Kim Jong Un's 'monolithic' power

North Korea has elevated leader Kim Jong Un to a status approaching his grandfather, the country's founder Kim Il Sung, after Pongyang revised its constitution to reinforce his authority. Kim was under 30 when he inherited power in late 2011 on the death of his father Kim Jong Il, but has since firmly established his authority, ruling the country with an iron fist, overseeing four of its six nuclear tests and executing his uncle for treason. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/347A3Vw

Threat of mass shootings give rise to AI-powered cameras

AI is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active observers that can immediately spot a gunman, alert retailers when someone is shoplifting, and help police quickly find suspects. At a time when the threat of a mass shooting is ever-present, schools are among the most enthusiastic adopters of the technology. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZDtBpP

Hurricane intensifies, Trump says Florida faces 'absolute monster'

Florida residents were bracing for a hurricane on Thursday that was threatening to smack into the center of the state over the Labor Day weekend, and President Donald Trump said it appeared the storm's winds would be "unbelievably high." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32jV6m9

Undertourism on rise as people avoid crowds

It’s too many for the fragile ecosystem. To regulate traffic, the US Forest Service this year implemented a permit requirement ($12), limiting visitors to 600 a day between May 1 and October 31. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZCZc73

Hurricane intensifies, Trump says Florida faces 'absolute monster'

Florida residents were bracing for a hurricane on Thursday that was threatening to smack into the center of the state over the Labor Day weekend, and President Donald Trump said it appeared the storm's winds would be "unbelievably high." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32jV6m9

'Goodbye Gagarin': Paris suburb razes Communist housing estate

Inaugurated in 1963 in the presence of Russian space pioneer Yuri Gagarin -- just two years after he became the first person in space -- the "Cite Gagarine" underscored the Communist Party's appeal in much of postwar France. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LfBpEZ

Biden defends faulty telling of military heroism story

The Washington Post reports that Biden recently told a campaign audience an emotional story of pinning a medal on a heartbroken service member. But the former vice president got many of the details wrong. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NF7jxB

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested: Party

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police. His arrest came just hours after the reported detention at Hong Kong's airport of a vocal independence campaigner, and as Beijing continues to pile pressure on the anti-establishment movement in the city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZEN0qi

Biden defends faulty telling of military heroism story

The Washington Post reports that Biden recently told a campaign audience an emotional story of pinning a medal on a heartbroken service member. But the former vice president got many of the details wrong. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NF7jxB

US gets space warfare command, Trump says it's key to country's defence

US President Donald Trump on Thursday formally launched the Space Command, which he said will defend America's vital interests in "the next war-fighting domain". Gen John W Raymond (left) is the commander of the US Space Command, which has been established as the 11th Unified Combatant Command of the American armed forces. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LcFKc8

Runaway pigs create havoc in Vermont; brought back using hot dog buns

About 250 pigs have been causing a ruckus in a Vermont town the past month after they escaped from their enclosure, but most of them have been returned thanks in part to a trail of hot dog buns and good ol' fashioned corralling. Several farmworkers trudged up and down the dirt road to drive any pigs back into the farm The same pigs also got loose last year. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HvHaxi

Trump cancels Poland trip as hurricane Dorian barrels down to Florida

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is cancelling his weekend trip to Poland so that he can spend time in the country as hurricane Dorian barrels down to Florida. Hurricane Dorian is expected to hit Florida coast by Monday with torrential rain and windspeed of 209 km per hour. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NEzMnb