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Thousands march against pension reform in Paris

Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday against French President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms which have sparked a month-long transport strike. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/39CbYJa

Tens of thousands march in Baghdad to mourn Qassim Suleimani, others killed in US air strike

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China urges US 'not to abuse force': Foreign minister

The United States should not "abuse force" and instead seek solutions through dialogue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a call with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35loBVO

China replaces top envoy to crisis-hit Hong Kong

China has replaced its top envoy to Hong Kong, state media reported on Saturday, the most significant personnel change by Beijing since pro-democracy protests erupted in the city nearly seven months ago. ​​​The removal of the head of the Liaison Office, which represents the central govt in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, comes as the city grapples with its biggest political crisis in decades. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37zYLP9

Europe not as 'helpful' as could be over Qassim Suleimani killing: Mike Pompeo

Pompeo called officials worldwide to discuss the attack, which was praised by the Republicans and close ally Israel, but elsewhere met with sharp warnings it could inflame regional tensions. US officials said Suleimani was killed when a drone hit his vehicle near Baghdad's international airport. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39FZYGr

'Europe not as 'helpful' as could be over Suleimani killing'

Pompeo called officials worldwide to discuss the attack, which was praised by the Republicans and close ally Israel, but elsewhere met with sharp warnings it could inflame regional tensions. US officials said Suleimani was killed when a drone hit his vehicle near Baghdad's international airport. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39FZYGr

Nawaz Sharif's blood platelet count remains unstable; soon to undergo cardiac procedure

The 69-year-old PML-N supremo had left for London on November 19 in an air ambulance to seek medical treatment, a month after he was released on bail from a seven-year prison sentence for corruption. Sharif is undergoing treatment of multiple diseases including coronary artery disease (CAD). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QXvnMn

Trump administration approves resumption of military training programme for Pakistan

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Spanish parliament debates formation of left-wing government

Sanchez's Socialist Party wants to form a coalition with the far-left, anti-austerity United We Can party for his next government but needs support from several smaller parties to gain the required parliamentary approval. His proposal is not expected to clinch an absolute majority of 176 votes during a first round of voting set for Sunday. Spain's three right-wing parties have already said their lawmakers would vote against it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uia7ZW

Jakarta floods death toll rises to 53

Indonesian authorities have raised the death toll due to flooding in the Jakarta metropolitan area to 53, where thousands of people have had to be evacuated. The recent 10 victims were located in Bogor and Lembak, cities situated on the outskirts of the capital, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNBP) said, adding that one person was missing, reports Efe news. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Fg3jON

Spanish parliament debates formation of left-wing government

Sanchez's Socialist Party wants to form a coalition with the far-left, anti-austerity United We Can party for his next government but needs support from several smaller parties to gain the required parliamentary approval. His proposal is not expected to clinch an absolute majority of 176 votes during a first round of voting set for Sunday. Spain's three right-wing parties have already said their lawmakers would vote against it. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uia7ZW

Australian PM calls up reservists as fire threats escalate

Scott Morrison said 23 deaths have been confirmed so far this summer, including the two in a blaze on Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia. "We are facing another extremely difficult next 24 hours,'' he told a televised news conference. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35sNgI8

Libya's Haftar makes 'call to arms' over possible Turkey intervention

The beleaguered Tripoli government, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj, has been under sustained attack since April by Haftar, who heads a rival administration in the east backed by Turkey's regional rivals -- Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2T1V29l

Soleimani's 'reign of terror' over: Donald Trump

Defending the killing of top Iranian commander in a US strike, President Donald Trump on Friday said the "reign of terror is over" and claimed Qasem Soleimani had contributed to "terrorist plots as far away as New Delhi and London." "Soleimani made the death of innocent people his sick passion, contributing to terrorist plots as far away as New Delhi and London,” he said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sKT6XU

Climate strike but no cake for Greta Thunberg as she turns 17

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Bushfires sweep across southeast Australia, two more killed

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Facing backlash, Imran Khan deletes false tweets in which he sought to target India

Facing a backlash for peddling fake news, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday deleted all three videos from his Twitter timeline in which he falsely claimed that the Uttar Pradesh police was carrying out "a pogrom" against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QQ7Cps

New US air strike targets Hashed commander in Iraq: Report

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1 fatally stabbed, 3 hurt in morning attack in Texas

A man stabbed two people, one fatally, inside a restaurant during a violent string of attacks Friday at a shopping plaza in Texas' capital city that began with an assault at a coffee shop and ended with the suspect leaping off a roof, police said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FjmTd2

French police shoot man dead near Paris after fatal stabbing

French police shot dead a man near Paris on Friday after he went on a rampage with a knife in a park, killing one person and wounding two more, prosecutors said. Religious documents including a copy of the Koran were found among the man's belongings, but there was no evidence the man had been influenced by radical Islamists, a spokesman for prosecutors said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sBpg8l

French police shoot man dead near Paris after fatal stabbing

French police shot dead a man near Paris on Friday after he went on a rampage with a knife in a park, killing one person and wounding two more, prosecutors said. Religious documents including a copy of the Koran were found among the man's belongings, but there was no evidence the man had been influenced by radical Islamists, a spokesman for prosecutors said. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2sBpg8l

Why Suleimani’s killing is bigger than that of Osama’s

The targeted assassination of Iran’s Quds Force commander, Qassim Suleimani is being seen as the most consequential American action against an individual, one that exceeds in geopolitical significance the killings of Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as it brings the US and Iran closer to war in a region already convulsed in violence, according to the Atlantic, a reputed American magazine. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FjGrOi