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The gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg insisted his sexuality would not damage his electoral prospects, saying the US had "moved on" as a country, after homophobic jibes by allies of Donald Trump. The 38-year-old Democrat said he would not take lectures from supporters of a man who has faced accusations ranging from rape to sleeping with a porn star. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vBNccD

Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency said. Scientists measured a temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius on Feb. 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica. The previous record there was 17.5 degrees celsius in March 2015. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bGOMKJ

"Whether Turk, Uighur Turk, Han Chinese, Buddhist or Christian... it is not right to call all Uighur Turks terrorists just because one or two terrorists came from a certain ethnic group," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Germany. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37yHWUy

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Cambodia -- a staunch ally of Beijing -- allowed the ship to dock Thursday in Sihanoukville, administering health tests before passengers disembarked in waves for homeward-bound flights. But jubilation dimmed late Saturday, as one of the passengers was stopped by authorities in Malaysia when she was detected with a fever and was later diagnosed with the virus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39EMNoq

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While meeting Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker and a number of other members of the US House of Representatives on the sideline of the 56th Munich Security Conference, President Ghani said: "We haven't seen any notable developments and concrete anti-terrorism step taken by Pakistan." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39BPg2V

UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Sunday on a 4-day visit to Pakistan during which he will attend the international conference on Afghan refugees, hold parleys with the top Pakistani leadership and visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur. During these meetings, Pakistan will share its perspective on the Kashmir issue, Radio Pakistan said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31YxFzB

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The new figures came as the United States was preparing to evacuate some of its citizens from the Diamond Princess, which has been in quarantine since February 5 in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo. Hong Kong also said it would offer its 330 citizens on board the chance to take a charter flight back. Canada, too, announced a similar decision to repatriate its nationals on the ship. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39Ovq4X

"President Trump has been convinced that we are about to collapse so he doesn't want to talk to a collapsing regime," Zarif said. To support his argument, the Iranian minister cited Trump's decision to pull out unilaterally in 2018 from Iran's nuclear deal with the US and other world powers. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SQKaJH