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Christmas typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone made landfall on Christmas Eve and hit several islands in the Visayas group on Christmas day in the predominantly Catholic country. It brought heavy rains, strong winds and flash floods that caused thousands to evacuate their homes and left thousands more stranded in ports around the country. Several people were still reported missing. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QpMKou

Gaza protests against Israel suspended for 3 months

Weekly Hamas-backed demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel border will be suspended for three months, protest organisers in the Palestinian enclave said Thursday. Protests on Friday would be the last until March 30, 2020, Talal abu Zarifa, a member of the organising committee for the 'March of Return', told AFP. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sue73s

Beirut floodwaters sweep away Jewish graves

The floodwater destroyed a retaining wall at the graveyard in the Ras al-Nabaa district overnight into Thursday, dragging sarcophagi and large chunks of rubble onto the pavement below. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Sr5UNx

Erdogan says parliament to vote in January on Libya troop deployment

"We will present the motion to send troops (to Libya) as soon as parliament resumes" on January 7, Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. "God willing, we will pass it in parliament on January 8-9 and thus respond to an invitation" from the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sZ2arT

Erdogan says parliament to vote in January on Libya troop deployment

"We will present the motion to send troops (to Libya) as soon as parliament resumes" on January 7, Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. "God willing, we will pass it in parliament on January 8-9 and thus respond to an invitation" from the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), he said. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sZ2arT

Italy's education minister quits after no funding increase

Italy's education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said Thursday he has resigned in a letter sent to the Italian premier. Fioramonti had pledged to quit unless education spending was increased by at least 3 billion euros. That target wasn't met by the new budget as the government struggles to find the resources needed to avoid a massive VAT hike. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/37dKHuO

Russia and Turkey extended talks on Syria/Libya in quest for compromise: Vedomosti

A Turkish delegation travelled to Russia on Monday for talks on Syria. Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday that Russia would work to stop attacks in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib after talks with the Turkish delegation in Moscow and that Ankara expected this promise to be kept. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zp5V5V

Aung San Suu Kyi party official killed in Myanmar's Rakhine

Myanmar's military has hit back hard, deploying thousands of additional soldiers to the western state and carrying out what Amnesty International called enforced disappearances, torture and extrajudicial executions. The clashes are taking place in the same area where the military drove around 740,000 Rohingya Muslims over the border to Bangladesh in a bloody 2017 campaign. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sYsRNn

Okinawa governor renews demand to stop US base relocation plan

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Trump on quest for foreign wins- and drama- in election year

Entering an election year, Trump is unlikely to slow down as he seeks what has largely eluded him-a headline-grabbing victory. Trump closes 2019 with a stain as the third president in US history to be impeached yet also with perhaps his two biggest achievements-killing the leader of the IS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the trade pact with Canada and Mexico. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SrdpUx

Russian way to silence dissent: Military service in the Arctic

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Michael Bloomberg axes co using prisoners for campaign calls

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‘Friends’ theme songwriter Allee Willis dies

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China’s seniors, looking for love, head to the park

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‘Friends’ theme songwriter Allee Willis dies

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Michael Bloomberg axes co using prisoners for campaign calls

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On Christmas, Pope urges nations to tend to refugees

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On Christmas, Pope urges nations to tend to refugees

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