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Criticising Pyongyang's human rights record would only aggravate the "already tense situation" on the Korean peninsula, "like pouring oil over burning fire", a North Korean foreign ministry spokesperson said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MgWMqS

Australia's eastern coast has been hit by a record-breaking heatwave, which has moved in from the west of the country, exacerbating hundreds of devastating fires in its path. Sydney was shrouded in toxic smoke as blazes flared to its north, south and west, some just 130 kilometres (80 miles) from Australia's largest city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/390uSsO

President Donald Trump has escaped the chill of Washington and his impeachment to celebrate Christmas and New Year's in sunny Florida with family and friends. Trump, who flew to his private Palm Beach resort late Friday, has been looking forward to a trial in the friendlier Republican-controlled Senate and is riled up about the delay in his impeachment trial. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36Yeszv

The US sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany , which are opposed by the European Union, were included in a sprawling defence spending bill Trump signed at a ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, an air force installation outside Washington, DC. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PKmHcC

Hundreds of migrants waited for weeks for a chance to request asylum in the United States, enduring cold nights and long days of uncertainty. Last week, there were still about 1,400 migrants camping not far from the Rio Grande. Now only 700 remain after they grew tired of the near-freezing temperatures and seemingly fruitless quest to be heard by US officials. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35K0ukl

Introduced to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi, the House Bill (HR 5517) affirms the friendship between the two largest democracies of the world and honours the legacies and contributions of Gandhi and King. Among other things, the bill proposes establishing a Gandhi-King Development Foundation, which will be created by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Indian laws. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q5RbF4

President Donald Trump has signed off nearly USD 1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through September 30, dodging the possibility of a shutdown ahead of what's expected to be a contentious election season. White House deputy press secretary said Trump signed the legislation on Friday aboard Air Force One as he travelled to his Mar-a-Lago resort. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PGMfr3

Boeing's astronaut capsule, CST-100 Starliner, failed after liftoff on Friday. The critical unmanned test mission was cut short after the capsule could not climb high enough to reach the International Space Station. Boeing officials said they were still seeking to pinpoint the cause of Friday's glitch. After the Starliner setback, Boeing's share dropped 1.6%. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2rkphNe

Assaults against people of Asian ethnicity are on the rise in France. Campaigners fear such attacks are part of an under-reported wave of racially-targeted violence fuelled by stereotypes. Because France bans statistics on ethnicity, there is no official data on these assaults, but campaigners said they have begun to see a pattern in a string of assaults. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SdreWL

The United States has met a mounting 21st century strategic challenge from Russia and China with the creation of a full-fledged US Space Force within the Department of Defence. Acting on an ambition by President Donald Trump that had met resistance at first, the White House signalled its determination to not cede superiority in a Star Wars-like future of killer satellites and satellite-killer weapons. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sU4251

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A three-member special court bench sentenced 76-year-old Musharraf to death in absentia on Tuesday for high treason following a six-year legal case. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2s7NTcm

cebook Inc.is building its own operating-system software to decrease its future dependence on rivals like Apple Inc.and Google, owners of the world's most popular mobile operating systems. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34HB2ed

The US has re-designated Pakistan and China among seven other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/391WAFO

US fighter pilot whose plane filmed the famous - and still unexplained - "tic tac" UFO footage has spoken for the first time about his close encounter. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34MMRj3

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Dress however you please," J K Rowling wrote on Twitter, where she has more than 14 million followers."Call yourself whatever you like.Sleep with any consenting adult who'll have you. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EDmwcD

This month on Craigslist, was an odd and poignant offer from a woman in Tulsa, Oklahoma."Anybody need a grandma for Christmas?" she wrote."I'll even bring food and gifts for the kids! I have nobody and it really hurts.". from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ELunox

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US fighter pilot whose plane filmed the famous - and still unexplained - "tic tac" UFO footage has spoken for the first time about his close encounter. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34MMRj3

The US has re-designated Pakistan and China among seven other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/391WAFO

cebook Inc.is building its own operating-system software to decrease its future dependence on rivals like Apple Inc.and Google, owners of the world's most popular mobile operating systems. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34HB2ed